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a
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at, to, by, for, in the style of
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Q
accelerando
A
getting faster
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Q
ad libitum (ad lib)
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freely
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Q
adagietto
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rather slow
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Q
adagio
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slow
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Q
affetuoso
A
affectionate, tender
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Q
affrettando
A
hurrying
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agitato
A
agitated
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al, alla
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in the style of
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Q
alla breve
A
2 minims in a bar
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alla marcia
A
in the style of a march
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Q
allargando
A
getting broader, lower, and slower
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Q
allegretto
A
rather fast
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allegro
A
fast, lively
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Q
amabile
A
pleasant
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Q
amore
A
love
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andante
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at a walking pace
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Q
andantino
A
faster or slower than andante
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anima
A
soul, spirit
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Q
animato
A
animated, lively
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appassionato
A
with passion
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Q
assai
A
very
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Q
attacca
A
go straight on
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Q
ben
A
well
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brio
vigour
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calando
dying away
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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come
as similar to
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comodo
convenient
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con, col
with
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crescendo
getting louder
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da capo (D.C.)
repeat from the beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo
getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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diminuendo (dim.)
getting softer
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dolce
soft, sweet
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dolente
sad, mournful
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dolore
grief (dolorosi: sorrowful)
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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e, ed
and
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energico
energetic
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espressivo
expressive
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estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
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f (forte)
loud
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facile
easy
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ff (fortissimo)
very loud
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fine
the end
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forza
force
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fp
loud, then soft
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fuoco
fire
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giocoso
merry
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giusto
exact
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
gracefully
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incalzando
getting quicker
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lacrimosi
sad, tearful
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
rather slow
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largo
slow, stately
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legato
smoothly
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leggiero
light, nimble
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lento
slow
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l'istesso
the same
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loco
at normal pitch after 8va sign
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lunga
long
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lusingando
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
emphatic, accented
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marziale
in a military style
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meno
less
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mesto
sad
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mezzo
half
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mf
moderately loud
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misura
measure
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very, much
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morendo
dying away
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mosso, moto
movement
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mp
moderately soft
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niente
nothing
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nobilmente
nobly
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non
not
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ossia
or, alternatively
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p
soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
heavy
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piacevole
pleasant
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piangevole
plaintive, mournfully
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piu
more
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pochettino
rather little
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poco
a little
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pp
very soft
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presto
very fast
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prima, primo
first
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quasi
as if
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rallentando (rall)
getting slower
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rinforzando
reinforcing
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risoluto
strong, bold
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ritardando
getting slower
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ritenuto
held back
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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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secondo, seconda
second
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segue
go straight on
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semplice
simple, plain
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando, sforzato
forced, accented
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simile
in the same way
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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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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below
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staccato
detached
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stringendo
getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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tempo
speed, time
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teneramente, tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
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tenuto
held
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tosto
rapid, swift
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tranquillo
calm
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troppo
too much
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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veloce
swift
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vivace, vivo
fast, lively
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voce
voice
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volante
fast, flying
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volta
time
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a
to, at
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anime
animate, lively
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assez
enough
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avec
with
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cedez
relax the speed
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douce
sweet
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en dehors
prominent
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et
and
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leger
light
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legerement
lightly
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lent
slow
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mais
but
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moins
less
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modere
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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presser
hurry
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ralentir
slow down
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retenu
held back
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sans
without
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tres
very
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un, une
one
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vif
lively
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vite
quick
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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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einfach
simple
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etwas
somewhat, rather
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frohlich
cheerful, joyful
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immer
always
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langsam
slow
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lebhaft
lively
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massig
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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suss
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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zart
tender, delicate
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zu
to, too
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Tre corde
Release soft pedal
piano theory
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