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1
Q

A tempo

A

At the original speed

2
Q

Accelerando (accel.)

A

Gradually getting faster

3
Q

Adagio

A

Slowly

4
Q

Allegretto

A

Fairly quickly

5
Q

Allegro moderato

A

Moderately quickly

6
Q

Andante

A

At a walking pace

7
Q

Lento

A

Slow

8
Q

Rallentando (rall.)

A

Gradually getting slower

9
Q

Ritardando (rit.)

A

Gradually getting slower

10
Q

Ritenuto (riten.)

A

Held back

11
Q

Crescendo (cresc.)

A

Gradually getting louder

12
Q

Decrescendo (decresc.)

A

Gradually getting quieter

13
Q

Diminuendo (dim.)

A

Gradually getting quieter

14
Q

Forte (f)

A

Loud

15
Q

Fortissimo (ff)

A

Very loud

16
Q

Mezzo forte (mf)

A

Moderately loud

17
Q

Mezzo piano (mp)

A

Moderately quiet

18
Q

Piano (p)

A

Quiet

19
Q

Pianissimo (pp)

A

Very quiet

20
Q

Cantabile

A

In a singing style

21
Q

Legato

A

Smoothly

22
Q

Staccato

A

Short and detached

23
Q

Da capo (D.C.)

A

From the beginning

24
Q

Dal segno (D.S.)

A

From the sign

25
Q

Fine

A

The end

26
Q

Mezzo (m)

A

Half

27
Q

Moderato

A

Moderately

28
Q

Poco (poc.)

A

A little