Terms Flashcards
(232 cards)
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a tempo
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return to the original speed
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accelerando (accel.)
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gradually getting faster
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adagio
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slow
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allegretto
A
moderately fast
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allegro
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fast
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andante
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at a walking pace
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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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from the beginning
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decrescendo (decresc.)
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gradually getting softer
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diminuendo (dim.)
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gradually getting softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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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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fine, al fine
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the end; to the end
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legato
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smooth and connected
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mf (mezzo forte)
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moderately loud
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moderato
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at a moderate speed
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mp (mezzo piano)
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moderately soft
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p (piano)
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soft
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pp (pianissimo)
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very soft
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rallentando (rall.)
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gradually slowing down
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ritardando (ritard./rit.)
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slowing down
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staccato (stacc.)
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detached, separated
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alla marcia
in the style of a march
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allargando
broadening (getting slower and louder)
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con moto
with movement
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con, col
with
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dal segno (D.S.)
from the sign
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e, ed
and
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espressivo (espress.)
expressively
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fp (fortepiano)
loud, then immediately soft
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
graceful
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largo
very slow
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lento
slow
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ma
but
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meno
less
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meno mosso
less movement
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molto
very
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non troppo
not too much
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più
more
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più mosso
more movement
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poco, poco a poco
little, little by little
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presto
very fast
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ritenuto (riten./rit.)
held back
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senza
without
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vivace, vivo
lively
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agitato
agitated
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andantino
slightly faster than andante
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animato
animated
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ben
well (e.g. ben marcato = well marked)
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con forza
with force
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energico
energetic
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giocoso
playful
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leggiero
light
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato (marc.)
marked
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pesante
heavy
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prestissimo
as fast as possible
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prima, primo
first
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risoluto
resolute
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scherzando
playfully
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semplice
simple
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sempre
always
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sf (sforzando), sfz (sforzato)
with sudden emphasis
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simile (sim.)
in the same way
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sostenuto, sost
sustained
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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affettuoso
affectionate
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alla breve
with a minim (half note) beat
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amabile
amiable, pleasant
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appasionato
with passion
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assai
very
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come prima
as before
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comodo, tempo comodo
at a comfortable speed
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con brio
with vigour
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deciso
with determination
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larghetto
fairly slow
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mesto
sad
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misterioso
mysterious
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ritmico
rhythmic
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rubato, tempo rubato
with flexible tempo
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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animé
animated
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douce
sweet, gentle
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lento (Fr.)
slow
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modéré
moderate
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retenu
held back
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vite
fast
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a niente
to nothing
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ad libitum, ad lib.
at the performer's pleasure
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attacca
go straight on to the next section
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cantando
singing style
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con dolore
with sorrow
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con spirito
with spirit
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doloroso
sorrowful
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largamente
broadly
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morendo
dying away
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perdendosi
fading away
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quasi
almost, as if
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rf, rfz, rinf. (rinforzando)
reinforcing
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smorzando, smorz.
dying away
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sonoro
resonant
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sotto voce
in an undertone
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langsam
slow
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lebhaft
lively
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mässig
moderate
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ruhig
calm
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schnell
fast
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traurig
sad
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adagietto
rather slow
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affrettando
hurrying
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amore
love
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a piacere
at pleasure
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calando
decreasing (in speed and volume)
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delicato
delicate
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dolciss. (dolcissimo)
very sweetly
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dolente
mournful
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giusto
in strict time
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marziale
martial
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mezza voce
half voice
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possibile
possible
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prestissimo
as fast as possible
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seconda, secondo
second
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soave
gentle
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spiritoso
spirited
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tanto
as much as
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teneramente
tenderly
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tenerezza
tenderness
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tenuto
held
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volta
time (as in prima volta = first time)
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à
to, at
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avec
with
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doux
soft, sweet
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encore
again
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et
and
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non
not
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peu
little
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plus
more
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sans
without
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très
very
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un, une
a, one
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ausdruck, ausdrucksvoll
expression, with expression
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ein
a, one
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etwas
somewhat
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geschwind
fast
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langsamer
slower
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mit
with
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nicht
not
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ohne
without
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rasch
quick
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sehr
very
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und
and
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ziemlich
fairly
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zu
too, to
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brillante
brilliant
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colla parte
with the solo part
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facile
easy
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fuoco
fire
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legg. (leggiero)
light
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l'istesso
the same
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lunga, lunga pausa
long pause
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marc. (marcato)
marked
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ossia
or
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piacevole
pleasant
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pochettino, poch
a little
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pochiss
very little
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segue
continue without pause
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sopra
above
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veloce
fast
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1er mouvt. (mouvement)
first movement
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assez
enough, fairly
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au mouvt. (mouvement)
at the original speed
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cédez
yield, slow down
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en animant
becoming lively
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en serrant
tightening
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mais
but
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moins
less
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ralentir
to slow down
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sonore
resonant
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vif
lively
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aber
but
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doch
however
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empfindung
feeling
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fröhlich
cheerful
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gesangvoll
song-like
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langsamer als
slower than
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süss
sweet
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voll
full
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zart
delicate
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agffretare (affrettando)
hurrying
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ancora
again
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brioso
with spirit
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calma
calm
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calmato
calmed down
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doppo movimento
double speed
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estinto
extinct, dying away
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incalzando
pressing forward
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lacrimoso
tearful
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legatissimo
very smoothly
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loco
at pitch
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lusingando
coaxing
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mancando
fading away
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misura
measure
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nobilmente
nobly
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parlando
speaking
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piangvole
plaintive
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precipitando
rushing
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scherzo, scherzoso
playful
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stretto
pressing forward
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tosto
swift
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volante
flying
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en dehors
prominent
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légèrement
lightly
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modérément
moderately
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peu à peu
little by little
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presser, pressez
hurry, press on
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bewegt
with motion
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breit
broad
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einfach
simple
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gesprochen
spoken
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immer
always
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lebhafter
livelier
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leicht
light
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leise
quiet
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ruhiger
calmer
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schleppend
dragging
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schneller
faster
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wenig
little
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wieder
again
