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87 Cards in this Set
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accelerando
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gradually increasing tempo
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ad libitum
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at pleasure, at will
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adagio
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slowly, usually conducted in the divided meter
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agogic accent
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sustaining or stretching for accent, tension, or stress
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allargando
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becoming broader, slowing
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allegretto
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moderately fast
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allegro
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lively, briskly, rapidly
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andante
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moderately slow, walking pace
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andantino
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a little slower than andante, but often used as meaning a little faster
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assai
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very
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caesura
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a break in the musical line
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cantabile
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singing, or vocal style
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cantando
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singing, smooth, and flowing
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con brio
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with fire and dash
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con moto
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with motion
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crescendo
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increasing in loudness
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diminuendo
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becoming gradually softer
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dolce
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sweetly, softly
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doppio valore
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twice as slow
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espressivo
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expressively
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fermata
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hold, sustain for expressive tension
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feroce
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wildly, fiercely
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forte
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loud, strong
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fortissimo
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extremely loudly
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fuoco
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with fire
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grave
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heavy, slow, serious
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grazia
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gracefully, elegantly
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grazioso
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gracefully, elegantly
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ictus
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point of beat
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langsam
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slow
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larghetto
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a little faster than largo
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largo
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very slow, broad, stately
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legato
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smooth, connected
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leggiero
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light, airy
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lento
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slowly
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maestoso
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majestic, dignified
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marcato
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marked, with emphasis, heavy, usually separated
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marcia
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march style
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meno
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less
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mezzo
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half
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moderato
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moderate tempo
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modere
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moderate tempo
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molto
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very, much
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mosso
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movement
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non troppo
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not too much
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nuance
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shading, subtle expressive changes in musical phrase or line
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ostinato
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obstinate, incessant repetition of musical pattern or bass line
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pesante
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heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous
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pianissimo
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very softly
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piano
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softly
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piu
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more
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pizzicato
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plucked
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pochissimo
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very little
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poco
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little
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prestissimo
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very rapidly
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presto
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fast, rapidly
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quasi
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as if it were, nearly
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rallentando
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growing slower
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recitative
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vocal declamations, free in tempo and rhythm
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retenu
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held back
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ritardando
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gradually slowing
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ritenuto
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suddenly slowing rate of speed, held back
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rubato
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phrasing give and take, shading of tempo
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scherzando
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playfully, lightly
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schmachtend
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languishing, longing
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sempre
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always
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sforzando
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sudden emphasis
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soli
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several players on a part
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solo
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alon, one player on a part
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sostenuto
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sustained
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sotto voce
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soft voice
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spiccato
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springing, bouncing bow, off the string, staccato
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staccatissimo
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very detached, separated
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staccato
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detached, separated
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stringendo
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accelerating movement, intensifying tempo
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subito
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suddenly, immediate
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takt
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beat, regular measurement of time
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tempo primo
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original tempo
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tenuto
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stretched, sustained, held back
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tessitura
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the range within which most notes lie
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tranquillo
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calmly, quietly
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tres
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very
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troppo
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too much
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tutti
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all, the entire ensemble
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valse
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waltz
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vivace
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quickly, lively, very fast
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vivo
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lively, brisk, spirited
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