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Allegro con moto

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Fast and lively, with movement

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Con slancio

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With impetuosity

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Tenuto

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Held

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Molto ritenuto

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Hold back the speed a lot

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A tempo

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Return to the former speed

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Subito

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Suddenly

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A caesura

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Indicates a slight break, like a breath between phrases

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rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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accelerando

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slowly getting faster

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expressivo

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expressively

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acciaccatura

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crushed note; multiple grace notes are called acciaccature

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con anima

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with feeling (soul e.g.)

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colla parte

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with the instrument (accompaniment follows soloist’s tempo)

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meno forte

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less loudly

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con fantasia

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with fantasy

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allargando

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becoming broader

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con passione

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with passion

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con dolcezza

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with sweetness

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una corda

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use the soft pedal

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sfz (sforzando)

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strong accent

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piu sonoro

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more sonorous

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marcato bene

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well marked (brought out)

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piu intenso

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more intense

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moderato e risoluto

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at a moderate speed and resolute

con suono

with sonority (rich resonant tone)

energico

energetic

deciso

decisive

rubato

expressive rhythmic freedom

sextuplet

indicates 6 notes played in time of 4

vivo

lively

calmando

becoming calmer

Tempo I

Return to the original speed

con sentimento

with feeling or sentiment

animando poco a poco

becoming livelier little by little

con ampiezza

with fullness

come un eco

like an echo

sempre

always

Allegro non troppo

fast but not too fast

scherzando

playfully

Andante

easy walking pace

teneramente

tenderly

molto dolce

very sweetly

cantabile

singing style

Vertical strokes

indicate staccato

fp

loud than immediately soft

non ligato

not legato, not connected

poco ritardando

gradually getting slower

poco animato

a little animated

rallentando

gradually becoming slower

assai

very