Musical Terms Grade 5 Flashcards
(203 cards)
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Aber
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But
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A (à)
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At, to, by, for, in the style of
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Accelerando
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Becoming gradually faster
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Adagietto
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Rather slow
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Adagio
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Slow, leisurely
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Adagissimo
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Very slow
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Affetuoso
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Tenderly
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Affrettando
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Hurrying
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Agitato
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Agitated
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Alla
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In the style of
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Alla marcia
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In the style of a march
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Alla polacca
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In the style of a Polonaise
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Allargando
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Broadening out
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Allegretto
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A little lively, moderately fast. Slightly slower than allegro.
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Allegro
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Lively, reasonably fast
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Allegro assai
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Very quick
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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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Andantino
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A little slower or a little faster than andante
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Animato
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Lively, animated
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Animé
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Animated, lively
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Appassionata
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With passion
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Assai
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Very
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Assez
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Enough, sufficiently
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Attacca
Go on immediately
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A tempo
Resume the normal speed
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Ausdruck
Expression
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Avec
With
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Bewegt
With movement, agitated
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Bravura
With boldness and spirit
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Breit
Broad, expansive
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Brilliante
Sparkling, brilliant
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Cantabile
In a singing style
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Cantando
In a singing style
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Cédez
Yield, relax the speed
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Col; con
With
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Con anima
With deep feeling- soul
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Con brio
With vigour
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Con moto
With movement
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Con spirito
With spirit, life, energy
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Crescendo [cresc.]
Gradually louder
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Da capo [D.C]
From the beginning
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Dal segno [D.S.]
Repeat from the sign (s on it's side with 2 dots)
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Deciso
With determination
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Decrescendo [decresc.]
Gradually softer
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Delicato
Delicately
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Diminuendo [dim.]
Gradually softer
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Dolce
Sweetly
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Dolcissimo
Very sweetly
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Dolente
Sadly
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Dolore
Grief, sorrow
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Doppio
Double
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Doppio movimento
Double the speed
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Douce
Sweet
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Ein
A, one
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Einfach
Simple
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En dehors
Prominent
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Energico
With energy
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Espressione
Expression
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Espressivo [Espress., Espr.]
With expression, feeling
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Et
And
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Etwas
Somewhat, rather
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Facile
Easy
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Fortepiano [fp]
Loud, then immediately soft
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Fine
The end
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Forte [f]
Loud
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Fortissimo [ff]
Very loud
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Forza
Force, power
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Forzando [fz]
With a strong accent
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Fröhlich
Cheerful, joyful
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Fuoco
Fire
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Furioso
Furiously
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Giocoso
Merry
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Giusto
Exact, proper
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Grandioso
In a grand manner
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Grave
Very slow
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Grazioso
Gracefully
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Immer
Always
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Lacrimoso
Tearfully
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Langsam
Slow
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Largamente
In a broad style
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Larghetto
Somewhat/fairly slowly. Faster than largo.
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Largo
Slow and stately, broad
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Lebhaft
Lively
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Legatissimo
As smoothly as possible
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Legato
Smoothly
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Légèrement
Lightly
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Leggiero
Lightly
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Lent
Slow
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Lento
Slowly
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L'Istesso
The same
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Ma
But
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Ma non troppo
But not too much
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Maestoso
Majestically
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Mais
But
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Marcato
Marked, accented
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Martellato
Hammered out
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Marziale
In a military style
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Mässig
At a moderate speed
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Meno
Less
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Meno mosso
Less movement
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Mesto
Sadly
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Mezzo forte [mf]
Moderately loud
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Mezzo piano [mp]
Moderately soft
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Misterioso
Mysteriously
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Mit
With
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Moderato
At a moderate pace
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Modéré
At a moderate speed
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Moins
Less
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Molto
Much
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Morendo
Dying away
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Mosso
Movement
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Moto
Movement
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Movimento
Movement
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Nicht
Not
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Niente
Nothing
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Nobilmente
Nobly
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Non
Not
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Non tanto
Not so much
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Non troppo
Not too much
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Ohne
Without
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Parlando
In a speaking manner
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Parlante
In a speaking manner
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Pastorale
In a pastoral style
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Patetico
With feeling
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Perdendosi
Dying away
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Pesante
Heavily
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Peu
Little
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Pianissimo [pp]
Very soft
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Piano [p]
Soft
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Piu
More
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Pizzicato [pizz.]
Plucked
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Plus
More
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Poco a poco
Little by little
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Possibile
Possible
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Presto possibile
As fast as possible
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Presser
Hurry
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En pressant
Hurrying on
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Prestissimo
As fast as possible
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Presto
Very quick
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Quasi
As if, resembling
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Ralentir
Slow down
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Rallentando [rall.]
Becoming gradually slower
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Retenu
Held back
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En retenant
Holding back
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Risoluto
Boldly
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Ritardando [ritard. rit.]
Gradually slower
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Ritenuto [riten. rit.]
Hold back, slower at once
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Ritmico
Rhythmically
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Ruhig
Peaceful
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Sans
Without
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Scherzando
Playfully
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Scherzo
A joke
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Schnell
Fast
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Semplice
Simple
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Sempre
Always
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Senza
Without
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Sforzando [sf, sfz]
With a sudden accent
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Simile [Sim.]
In the same way
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Slargando
Gradually slower
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Slentando
Gradually slower
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Smorzando
Dying away
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Sonoro
With rich tone
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Sopra
Above
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Sospirando
Sighing
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Sotto
Below
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Sotto voce
In an undertone
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Spiritoso
Lively, animated
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Staccatissimo
Very detached
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Staccato
Short, detached
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Stringendo
Gradually faster
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Subito
Suddenly
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Süss
Sweet
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Tanto
So much
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Tempo
Speed, time
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Tempo comodo
At a comfortable speed
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Tempo primo
Resume the original speed
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Tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
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Tenuto
Held on
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Tranquillo
Quietly
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Traurig
Sad
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Très
Very
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Triste, Tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
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Troppo
Too much
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Tutti
All
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Und
And
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Veloce
Swift
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Vibrato
Vibrating
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Vif
Lively
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Vite
Quick
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Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick
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Vivacissimo
Very lively
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Voce
Voice
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Voll
Full
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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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Volti subito [V. S.]
Turn the page quickly
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Wenig
Little
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Wieder
Again
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Zart
Tender, delicate
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Zu
To, too
