Grade 1 Music Theory Terms Flashcards
(219 cards)
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Accelerando (accel.)
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Gradually getting quicker.
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Adagio
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Slow
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Allegretto
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Fairly quick.
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Allegro
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Quick (literally cheerful)
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Andante
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At a medium (walking) speed.
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
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Crescendo (cresc.)
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Gradually getting louder.
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Da capo (d.c.).
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Repeat from beginning.
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Dal segno (d.s.)
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Repeat from the sign s./.s
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Decrescendo (Decresc.). Diminuendo (dim.)
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Gradually getting quieter.
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Fine
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The end.
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f (forte)
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Loud.
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Ff (fortissimo)
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Very loud.
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Legato
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Smoothly.
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Lento
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Slow.
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Mezzo
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Half.
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Mf (mezzo forte)
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Moderately (half) loud.
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mp (mezzo piano)
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Moderately (half) quiet.
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Moderato.
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Moderately. (Allegro moderato: moderately quick).
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P (piano)
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Quiet.
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pp (pianissimo).
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Very quiet.
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Poco.
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A little.
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Rallentando (Rall.)
Ritardando (Ritard. Rit.)
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Gradually getting slower.
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Ritenuto (Riten. Rit.)
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Held back.
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Staccato (stacc.)
Detached.
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Tempo.
Speed, time.
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A tempo
In time.
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A.
At, to, by, for, in, in the style of.
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Al, alla
To the, in the manner of.
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Allargando.
Broadening.
| Getting a little slower and probably a little louder
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Andantino.
Slightly faster than andante. (May mean slower.)
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Assai
Very.
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Con, col.
With.
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Dolce.
Sweet, soft.
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E, ed.
And.
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Espressivo (Espress. Espr.)
Expressive.
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fp. (Fortepiano)
Loud, then immediately soft.
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Giocoso
Playful, merry.
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Grave
Very slow, solemn.
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Grazioso
Graceful.
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Larghetto
Rather slow.
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Largo
Slow, stately.
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Ma
But.
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Maestoso
Majestic.
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Meno
Less
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Molto.
Very, much.
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Mosso, Moto.
Movement. (Meno mosso, less movement, etc.)
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Non
Not.
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Più
More.
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Presto.
Fast, faster than allegro.
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Senza.
Without.
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Sf, sfz ( sforzando, sforzato)
Forced, accented.
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Simile, sim.
In the same way.
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Sostenuto.
Sustained.
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Tenuto.
Held.
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Troppo
Too much.
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Non Troppo.
Not too much.
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Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick.
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Adagietto
Rather slow.
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Ad libitum, ad lib
At choice, passage may be played freely.
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Agitato
Agitated.
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Alla breve
With a minim beat, equivalent to c/ (2/2), implying a faster tempo than the notes might otherwise suggest.
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Amore
Love.
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Amoroso
Loving.
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Anima
Soul, spirit.
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Con anima
With feeling, spirited.
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Animato
Animated, lively.
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Animando
Becoming more lively.
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Ben
Well.
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Brio
Vigour.
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Comodo
Convenient.
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Tempo Comodo.
At a comfortable speed.
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Deciso
With determination.
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Delicato
Delicate
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Energico
Energetic.
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Forza
Force.
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Largamente
Broadly.
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Leggiero
Light, nimble.
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Marcato, Marc.
Emphatic, accented.
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Marziale.
In a military style.
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Mesto
Sad.
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Pesante
Heavy.
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Prima, primo
First.
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Risoluto.
Bold, strong.
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Ritmico
Rhythmically.
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Rubato, tempo rubato
With some freedom of time.
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Scherzando, scherzoso
Playful, joking.
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Seconda, secondo
Second.
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Semplice.
Simple, plain.
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Sempre
Always.
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Stringendo
Gradually getting faster.
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Subito
Suddenly.
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Tanto.
So much.
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Tranquillo
Calm.
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Triste, tristamente
Sad, sorrowful.
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Volta.
Time.
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Prima Volta.
First time.
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Seconda Volta.
Second time.
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Con sordini (con sord.)
With mutes. FOR STRINGS AND BRASS.
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Senza sordini (senza sord.)
Without mutes. FOR STRINGS AND BRASS.
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Arco.
Play with the bow (a direction after pizzicato). STRINGS.
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|^|. Flat top though. Upside down |_|
"Down" bow. A BOWING MARK FOR STRINGS.
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V
An "up" bow. A BOWING MARK FOR STRINGS.
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( sideways. A slur.
The notes are to be played in one stroke of the bow.
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Pizzicato.
Plucked. STRINGS
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Sul G.
Play on the G string.
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Suk ponticello
Play near the bridge. STRINGS.
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Una corda
Press the left pedal. (Literally "one string")
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Tre corde.
Release the left pedal. (Literally "three strings").
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Led. (Fancy font)
A hollow circle surrounded by 8 solid circles connected by lines.
P__________I
Press/release the right pedal.
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Mano.
Hand.
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Mano sinistra (m.s.)
Left hand.
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Mano destra (m.d.)
Right hand.
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~~~~ sideways.
Spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting with lowest note.
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Affettuoso.
Tenderly.
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Affrettando.
Hurrying.
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Amabile
Amiable, pleasant.
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Appassionato
With passion.
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Calando
Getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)
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Come
As, similar to.
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Come prima
As before.
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Come sopra
As above.
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Facile
Easy.
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Fuoco
Fire.
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Giusto
Proper, exact.
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Tempo, Giusto.
In strict time.
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L'istesso.
The same.
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L'istesso tempo.
At the same speed.
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Morendo
Dying away.
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Niente
Nothing.
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Nobilmente
Nobly.
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Perdendosi
Dying away.
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Possibile
Possible.
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Quasi
As if, resembling.
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Sonoro
Resonant, with rich tone.
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Sopra
Above.
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Sotto
Below.
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Sotto voce
In an undertone.
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Veloce
Swift.
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Voce
Voice
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À
To, at.
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Animé
Animated, lively.
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Assez
Enough, sufficiently.
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Avec
With
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Cédez
Yield, relax the speed.
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Douce
Sweet.
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En dehors
Prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out.
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Et
And.
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Légèrement
Light
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Lent
Slow.
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Mais
But.
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Moins
Less.
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Modéré,
At a moderate speed.
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Non
Not.
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Peu
Little.
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Plus
More.
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Plus.
More.
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Presser
Hurry.
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Ralentir
Slow down.
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En pressant
Hurrying on.
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Retenu
Held back.
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En Retenant.
Holding back, slowing a little.
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Sans
Without.
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Très
Very.
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Un, une
One.
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Vif
Lively.
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Vite
Quick.
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Attacca
Go straight onto the next section of the music.
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Dolente
Sad, mournful.
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Dolore
Grief.
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Doloroso
Sorrowful.
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Doppio movimento
Twice as fast.
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Estinto
As soft as possible, lifeless.
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Incalzando
Getting quicker.
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Lacrimoso
Sad.
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Loco
At the normal pitch.
| Used to cancel an 8va direction.
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Lunga
Long.
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Lusingando
Coaxing, in a sweet or persuasive style.
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Misura
Measure.
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Alla Misura
In strict time.
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Senza Misura
In free time.
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Ossia
Or, alternatively.
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Piacevole
Pleasant.
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Piangevole
Plaintive, in the style of a lament.
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Pochettino, poch.
Rather little.
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Rinforznado, rf, rfz.
Reinforcing.
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Segue
Go straight on.
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Smorzando, smorz.
Dying away in tone and speed.
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Teneramente, tenerezza
Tenderly, tenderness.
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Tosto
Swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense of Troppo)
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Volante
Flying, fast.
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Aber
But
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Ausdruck
Expression.
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Bewegt
With movement, agitated.
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Breit
Broad, expansive.
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Ein
A, one.
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Etwas
Somewhat, rather.
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Einfach
Simple.
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Fröhlich
Cheerful, joyful.
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Immer
Always.
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Langsam
Slow.
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Lebhaft
Lively.
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Mässig
At a moderate speed.
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Mit
With
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Nicht
Not.
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Ohne
Without.
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Ruhig
Peaceful.
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Schnell
Fast.
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Sehr
Very.
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Süss
Sweet.
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Traurig
Sad.
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Und
And.
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Voll
Full.
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Wenig
Little
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Wieder
Again.
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Zara
Tender, delicate.
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Zu
To, too.
