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ossia
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or
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energetic
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energico
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un
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one
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douce
A
sweet
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hold back
A
en retenant
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Terms used for string instruments, to use the bow after a passage of pizzicato
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Arco
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either a little faster or slower than Andante
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andantino
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lacrimoso
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sad
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delicato
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delicate
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poco rit.
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slowing down gradually a little
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expression (German)
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Ausdruck
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in the style of a lament
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piangevole
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Whole rest fills ____ of the measure for 4/2
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half
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Terms used for string instruments, to use the wood of the bow to bow the strings
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col legno
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and (German)
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und
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staccato (stacc.)
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short, detached
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demisemiquaver
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thirty-second note
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broad, expansive (German)
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breit
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with rich tone
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sonoro
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long
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lunga
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hurry (french)
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presser
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tristamente
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sad, sorrowful
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Becoming gradually faster
A
accelerando (accel.)
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quaver
A
Another name for eighth note
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marc.
marcato, accented
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at the same speed
l'istesso tempo
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Imperfect Cadence
(any chord) - V
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teneramente
tenderly, tenderness
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amore
love
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mezzo piano
moderately soft
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very much
molto
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very soft
pp (pianissimo)
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crotchet
Another name for quarter note
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tempo quisto
in strict time
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twice as fast
doppio movimento
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animé
animated, lively
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en dehors
prominent - a direction to bring out the melody
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retenu
held back (en retenant - hold back)
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peu
little
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to, too (German)
zu
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come sopra
as above
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more (french)
plus
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rallentando
getting gradually slower
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with an added octave
coll' ottava
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smoothly
legato
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plus
more
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with (German)
mit
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force
forza
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ff
fortissimo, very loud
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in a military style
marziale
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majestic
maestoso
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reinforcing
rinforzando, rf, rfz
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marziale
in a military style
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f
forte, loud
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Terms used for string instruments, with the mute/mutes
con sordino / con sordini
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piano
soft
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quasi
as if, resembling
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lent
slow
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grazioso
gracefully
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brio
vigour
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Anacrusis
a note or group of notes in the first incomplete measure in the beginning of the music
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sad (french)
lacrimoso
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molto
very much
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A whole rest fills the entire measure with silence except ?
4/2
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at a moderate speed (German)
mässig
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wieder
again
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moderato
moderately
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again (German)
wieder
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but (German)
aber
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pochettino
rather little
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giocoso
gay, merry
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bassoon - type of clef
Bass clef, sometimes tenor clef
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con sordino
Terms used for string instruments, with the mute/mutes
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fine
the end
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sans
without
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come
as, similar to (come prima - as before, come sopra - as above)
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Perfect Cadence
V - I
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moins
less
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second time
seconda volta
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nothing
niente
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bewegt
with movement, agitated
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cantando
singing
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sforzando (sf, sfz)
forced, accented
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mano destra
Terms used for piano right hand
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primo
first
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presser
hurry (enpressant - hurrying on)
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comodo
convenient
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but not too much
ma non troppo
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2/2 or 4/2 time, sometimes expressed by 'C' with a vertical line through it.
alla breve
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mano sinistra
Terms used for piano left hand
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light, nimble
leggiero
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as, similar to
come
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rit.
ritenuto, hold back
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riten.
ritenuto, hold back
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semibreve
Another name for whole note
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lively (German)
lebhaft
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loud
f (forte)
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non
not
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less
meno
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Süss
sweet
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larghetto
rather slow but not as slow as largo
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col
with
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une
one
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zart
tender, delicate
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one (french)
un, une
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semplice
simple, plain
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lebhaft
lively
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at a moderate speed (french)
modéré
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Plagal Cadence
IV - I
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eighth note
quaver
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thirty-second note
demisemiquaver
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mit
with
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agitato
agitated
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in an undertone
sotto voce
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forced, accented
sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)
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Terms used for string instruments, pluck the string with a finger
Pizzicato (pizz.)
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einfach
simple
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well marked
ben marcato
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second
seconda, secondo
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the end
fine
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con sordini
Terms used for string instruments, with the mute/mutes
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rather little
pochettino
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with
con, col
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mano
Terms used for pianohand
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lusingando
coaxing
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tosto
swift, rapid
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flute - type of clef
treble clef
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moderately loud
mf (mezzo forte)
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swift, rapid
tosto
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coll' ottava
with an added octave
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and (french)
et
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Ausdruck
expression
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without (french)
sans
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Terms used for piano, right hand
mano destra (m.d.)
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etwas
somewhat, rather
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very loud
ff (fortissimo)
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delicate
delicato
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agitated
agitato
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hold back
ritenuto (riten. or rit.)
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Name 4 instruments that belong to the percussion orchestral families.
timpani (kettle drums), side drum, bass drum, cymbals (only timpani produce notes of definite pitch)
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estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
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sotto voce
in an undertone
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stringendo
getting gradually faster
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calm
tranquillo
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first
prima, primo
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with passion
appassionato
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very (German)
sehr
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mesto
sad
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ma non troppo
but not too much
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ma
but
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timpani - type of clef
Bass clef
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tuba - type of clef
Bass clef
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first time
prima volta
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with (french)
avec
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sehr
very
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cédez
relax the speed
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volante
flying, very swift
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maestoso
majestic
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long pause
lunga pausa
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adgietto
rather slow but faster than adagio
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mezzo
half
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mf
mezzo forte, moderately loud
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dying away (french)
perdendosi
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grave
very slow
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allegretto
slightly slower than allegro
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accented
marcato, marc.
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ritard.
ritardando, getting gradually slower
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slow
adagio
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cello - type of clef
Bass clef, sometimes treble or tenor clef
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viola - type of clef
Alto clef, sometimes treble clef
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repeat from the sign
dal segno
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gay, merry
giocoso
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gracefully
grazioso
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segue
go straight on
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Pizzicato
Terms used for string instruments, pluck the string with a finger
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Name 4 instruments that belong to the string orchestral families.
violin, viola, cello, double bass
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repeat from the beginning
da capo
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with determination
deciso
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convenient
comodo
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andante
at a moderate speed
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tanto
so much
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tre corde
Terms used for pianorelease the left pedal
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m.d.
mano destra, Terms used for piano right hand
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sopra
above
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una corda
Terms used for pianopress the left pedal
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suddenly
subito
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always
sempre
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incalzando
getting quicker
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Grace note
crushed note, Acciaccatura
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crescendo
getting gradually louder
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pp
pianissimo, very soft
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quick
allegro
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ruhig
peaceful
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violin - type of clef
treble clef
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less (french)
moins
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heavy
pesante
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In time
a tempo
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forza
force
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slightly slower than allegro
allegretto
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semiquaver
sixteenth note
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zu
to, too
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animated, lively (french)
animé
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espr
expressive
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scherzoso
playful, joking
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love
amore
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tempo
speed, time
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Name 2 instruments with written pitch in Eb.
Cornet and Clarinet
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rinforzando, rf, rfz
reinforcing
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Terms used for piano hand
mano
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cheerful, joyful (German)
fröhlich
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cresc.
crescendo, getting gradually louder
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prima
first
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in the same way
simile (sim.)
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soul, spirit
anima
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dim.
diminuendo, getting gradually softer
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presto
very fast
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Vertical wave down the staff
Arppegiate the chord
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rather slow but faster than adagio
adgietto
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not (German)
nicht
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amabile
pleasant
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Each voice has a stave of its own
open score
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bold, strong
risoluto
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tres
very
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voll
full
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slow, stately
largo
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grief
dolore
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pleasant
amabile
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facile
easy
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quick (french)
vite
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risoluto
bold, strong
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Different voices share a stave
short score
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and
e, ed
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easy
facile
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half note
minim
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simple, plain
semplice
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vif
lively
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in strict time
tempo quisto
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Sul ponticello
Terms used for string instrumentsto bow near the bridge of the instruments
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lively (french)
vif
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dolce
sweetly
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enpressant
hurrying on
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sad
mesto
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horn - type of clef
treble clef, sometimes bass clef
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moderately soft
mp (mezzon piano)
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vite
quick
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peaceful (German)
ruhig
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swift
veloce
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energico
energetic
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noble
nobilmente
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rather slow but not as slow as largo
larghetto
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Crushed note
Grace note, Acciaccatura
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tranquillo
calm
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mosso, moto
movement
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hurrying
affrettando
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quarter note
crotchet
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piano e dolce
soft and sweet
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a note or group of notes in the first incomplete measure in the beginning of the music
Anacrusis
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nobilmente
noble
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triste
sad, sorrowful
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very (french)
tres
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langsam
slow
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schnell
fast
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very fast
presto
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appassionato
with passion
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always (German)
immer
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morendo
dying away
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sustained
sostenuto
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loud then immediately soft
fp (fortepiano)
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getting gradually softer
decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)
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getting quicker
incalzando
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sf
sforzando or sforzato, forced, accented
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accel.
accelerando, Becoming gradually faster
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marcato, marc.
accented
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coaxing
lusingando
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sweetly
dolce
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seconda
second
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immer
always
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little (German)
wenig
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largo
slow, stately
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stacc.
staccato, short, detached
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forte
loud
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accelerando
Becoming gradually faster
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sostenuto
sustained
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Sul G
Terms used for string instrumentsto play the notes on the G string.
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pleasing, pleasant
piacevole
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short, detached
staccato (stacc.)
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with some freedom of time
rubato, tempo rubato
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anima
soul, spirit
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veloce
swift
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Name 4 instruments that belong to the woodwind orchestral families.
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
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vigour
brio
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relax the speed (french)
cédez
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traurig
sad
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dying away
morendo
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simple (German)
einfach
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espress
expressive
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ad libitum, ad lib
at the performer's pleasure
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fp
fortepiano, loud then immediately soft
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adagio
slow
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whole note
semibreve
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meno
less
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fortissimo
very loud
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subito
suddenly
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ohne
without
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calando
getting gradually softer and slower
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non
not
307
mais
but
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below
sotto
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Name 2 instruments with written pitch in Bb.
Clarinet and Trumpet
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vivo
lively, quick
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perdendosi
dying away
312
trumpet - type of clef
treble clef
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Name 4 instruments that belong to the brass orchestral families.
horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba
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con
with
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as before
come prima
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tenuto
held
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Appoggiatura
Leading note
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go straight on to the next section of the music
attacca
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double bass - type of clef
Bass clef
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a little
poco
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tenderly, tenderness
teneramente, tenerezza
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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pianissimo
very soft
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little (french)
peu
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rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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sixteenth note
semiquaver
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voce
voice
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diminuendo
getting gradually softer
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animato
animated, lively
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playful, joking
scherzando, scherzoso
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nicht
not
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getting gradually softer and slower
calando
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speed, time
tempo
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slow down (french)
ralentir
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smorzando
dying away in tone and speed
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in a singing style
cantabile
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so much
tanto
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a, one (German)
ein
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sim.
simile, in the same way
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Terms used for piano left hand
mano sinistra (m.s.)
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Maelzel's metronome
M.M.
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Whole rest fills the entire measure with silence except for ?
4/2
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getting gradually slower
rallentando (rall.) or ritardando (ritard.)
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Leading note
Appoggiatura
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lento
slowly
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e
and
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ritardando
getting gradually slower
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very slow
grave
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getting gradually faster
stringendo
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dolente
sad, mournful
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Terms used for string instruments, to play the notes on the G string.
Sul G
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breit
broad, expansive
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soft and sweet
piano e dolce
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mezzo forte
moderately loud
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M.M.
Maelzel's metronome
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rhythmically
ritmico
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prima volta
first time
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sad (German)
traurig
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time
volta
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sweet (french)
douce
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alla breve
2/2 or 4/2 time, sometimes expressed by 'C' with a vertical line through it.
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allegro
quick
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ed
and
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rf
rinforzando, reinforcing
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not (french)
non
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scherzando
playful, joking
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smorz
dying away in tone and speed
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ben marcato
well marked
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leggiero
light, nimble
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sempre
always
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exact
giusto
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Terms used for piano, press the left pedal
una corda
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somewhat, rather (German)
etwas
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m.s.
mano sinistra, Terms used for piano left hand
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misura
measure (senza misura - in free time)
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minim
Another name for half note
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lunga pausa
long pause
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come prima
as before
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da capo
repeat from the beginning
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expressive
espressivo, espress or espr
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tender, delicate (German)
zart
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cantabile
in a singing style
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pizz.
Pizzicato, Terms used for string instruments, pluck the string with a finger
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clarinet - type of clef
treble clef
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en retenant
hold back
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sorrowful
doloroso
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lunga
long (lunga pausa - long pause)
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slow (German)
langsam
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mässig
at a moderate speed
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SATB
Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass
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légèrement
light
393
avec
with
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sixty-fourth note
hemidemisemiquaver
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without
senza
396
very
assai
397
in the manner or style of
al, alla
398
allargando
getting a little slower and may be a little louder
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vivace
lively, quick
400
seconda volta
second time
401
andantino
either a little faster or slower than Andante
402
well
ben
403
piu
more
404
more
piu
405
ritenuto (riten. or rit.)
hold back
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modéré
at a moderate speed
407
in free time
senza misura
408
loco
at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8ve direction)
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singing
cantando
410
hurrying on
enpressant
411
simile (sim.)
in the same way
412
ritmico
rhythmically
413
und
and
414
espressivo
expressive
415
animated, lively
animato
416
ben
well
417
Acciaccatura
Grace note, crushed note
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poco
a little
419
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
a
420
tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
421
affettuso
affectionately
422
fortepiano
loud then immediately soft
423
sotto
below (sotto voce - in an undertone)
424
possible
possibile
425
fröhlich
cheerful, joyful
426
Terms used for string instruments, to bow near the bridge of the instruments
Sul ponticello
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wenig
little
428
but
ma, mais (french)
429
voice
voce
430
sonoro
with rich tone
431
fast (German)
schnell
432
lively, quick
vivace, vivo
433
hemidemisemiquaver
sixty-fourth note
434
at the performer's pleasure
ad libitum, ad lib
435
fuoco
fire
436
volta
time (prima volta - first time; seconda volta- - second time)
437
dolore
grief (doloroso - sorrowful)
438
half
mezzo
439
dal segno
repeat from the sign
440
mp
mezzo piano, moderately soft
441
possibile
possible
442
rall.
rallentando, getting gradually slower
443
fire
fuoco
444
ralentir
slow down
445
Arco
Terms used for string instrumentsto use the bow after a passage of pizzicato
446
movement
mosso, moto
447
enough (french)
assez
448
assez
enough
449
niente
nothing
450
assai
very
451
broadly
largamente
452
full (German)
voll
453
go straight on
segue
454
at a moderate speed
andante
455
ad lib
ad libitum, at the performer's pleasure
456
at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8ve direction)
loco
457
col legno
Terms used for string instrumentsto use the wood of the bow to bow the strings
458
without (German)
ohne
459
sad, mournful
dolente
460
or
ossia
461
piacevole
pleasing, pleasant
462
a tempo
In time
463
secondo
second
464
prominent - a direction to bring out the melody (french)
en dehors
465
affrettando
hurrying
466
doloroso
sorrowful
467
getting a little slower and may be a little louder
allargando
468
ein
a, one
469
piangevole
in the style of a lament
470
Terms used for piano, release the left pedal
tre corde
471
measure
misura
472
affectionately
affettuso
473
decresc.
decrescendo, getting gradually softer
474
the same
l'istesso
475
trombone - type of clef
Bass clef, sometimes tenor clef
476
p
piano, soft
477
with movement, agitated (German)
bewegt
478
decrescendo
getting gradually softer
479
al, alla
in the manner or style of
480
pesante
heavy
481
troppo
too much
482
sad, sorrowful
triste, tristamente
483
senza misura
in free time
484
à
to, at
485
oboe - type of clef
treble clef
486
legato
smoothly
487
above
sopra
488
flying, very swift
volante
489
dying away in tone and speed
smorzando, smorz
490
Compound intervals
intervals of more than one octave
491
deciso
with determination
492
held
tenuto
493
soft
p (piano)
494
as above
come sopra
495
held back (french)
retenu
496
as if, resembling
quasi
497
slowly
lento
498
rfz
rinforzando, reinforcing
499
giusto
exact (tempo quisto - in strict time)
500
largamente
broadly
501
l'istesso tempo
at the same speed
502
slowing down gradually a little
poco rit.
503
to, at (french)
à
504
senza
without
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sforzato
forced, accented
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moderately
moderato
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slow (french)
lent
508
sfz
sforzando or sforzato, forced, accented
509
too much
troppo
510
l'istesso
the same (l'istesso tempo - at the same speed
511
attacca
go straight on to the next section of the music
512
et
and
513
not
non
514
sweet (German)
Süss
515
as soft as possible, lifeless
estinto
516
getting gradually louder
crescendo (cresc.)
517
aber
but
518
light (french)
légèrement
519
2/2 or 2/4
Simple Duple Time
520
3/4, 3/2, 3/8
Simple Triple Time
521
4/4, 4/2
Simple Quadruple Time
522
6/8
Compound Duple Time
523
9/8
Compound Triple Time
524
12/8
Compound Quadruple Time
