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Moderato

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Moderate speed

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Prima, primo

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First

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Rallentando (rall.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very loud

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Ritardando (rit., ridard.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Sforzando (sf)

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Forced, accented

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Smorzando (smorz.)

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Dying away in tone and speed

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Sotto voce

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In an undertone

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Spirito

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Spirit

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Moto

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Movement

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Staccato (stacc.)

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Detached

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Subito (sub.)

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Suddenly

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Molto

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Very much

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Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Bold, strong

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Sempre

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Always

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Mesto

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Sad

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Piu (accent on u)

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More

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Retenu

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Held back

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Langsam

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Slow

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Allargando

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Broadening

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Scherzando

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Playfully, joking

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Tenuto

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Held

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Ritenuto (rit., riten.)

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Held back

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Meno

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Less

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Marcato (marc.)

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Emphatic, accented

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry

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Come

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As, similar to

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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At choice

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Sforzato (sfz)

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Forced, accented

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Brio

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Vigour

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Massig (two dots on top of a)

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At a moderate speed

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Simile (sim.)

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In the same way

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Troppo

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Too much

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Sonoro

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Resonant, with a rich tone

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Senza

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Without

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Semplice

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Simple, plain

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Schnell

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Fast

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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Modere (accents on both eā€™s)

A

At a moderate speed

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Maestoso

A

Majestic

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Largo

A

Slow and stately

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Comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Cantando

A

Singing

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Attacca

A

Go immediately to next section

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Al, alla

A

In the style of

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Poco a poco

A

Little by little

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A tempo

A

In time

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Accelerando (accel)

A

Gradually getting faster

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Adagio

A

Slow

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Affettuso

A

Tenderly

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Agitato

A

Agitated

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Alla breve

A

With a minim beat

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Allergretto

A

Fairly quick

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Allegro

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Fast

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Allegro assai

A

Very fast

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Allegro assai

A

Very fast

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Grave

A

Very slow, solemn

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Legato

A

Smoothly

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Ma

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But

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Lent

A

Slow

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Marcia

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March

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Mezzo

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Half

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Misterioso

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Mysteriously

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Mezzo piano (mp)

A

Moderately quiet

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Mosso

A

Movement

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Niente

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Nothing (silence)

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Pianissimo (pp)

A

Very quiet

87
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Poco

A

A little

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Vite

A

Quick

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Tristamente, triste

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Sorrowful

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Mezzo forte (mf)

A

Moderately loud

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Vivace, vivo

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Lively, quick

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Forte piano (fp)

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Traurig

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Sad

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Tempo

A

Speed, time

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Piano (p)

A

Quiet

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Lento

A

Slow

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Non

A

Not

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Allegro moderato

A

Moderately fast

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Amabile

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Amiable, pleasant

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Da capo (D.C.)

A

Repeat from beginning

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Anime (accent on e)

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Animated, lively

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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Gradually getting louder

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Con, col

A

With

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Ben

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Well

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Assai

A

Very

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Appassionato

A

With passion

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Deciso

A

With determination

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Dolce

A

Sweet, soft

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Forza

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Force

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Dal segno (D.S.)

A

Repeat from ā€œsā€ sign

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Dolore

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Grief, sorrow

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Forte (f)

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Loud

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Fine

A

The end

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Expressivo (express.)

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Expressive

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Douce

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Sweet

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Energico

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Energetic

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E, ed

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And

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Presto

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Fast (faster than allegro)

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Doloroso

A

Sorrowful

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