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79 Cards in this Set
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Ritenuto
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held back, slower
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Ritardando
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Getting slower (rit.)
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Rallentando
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Getting gradually slower
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Calando
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coming down, dropping away(generally volume)
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Allargando
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Getting slower, broader
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Stringendo
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"Squeezing", getting faster and more intense
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Animando
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Becoming faster, more animated
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Accelerando
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increasing tempo
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Sostenuto
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sustained, held back (used occasionally as a tempo marking by itself)
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Risoluto
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steady, resolute
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quasi
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almost, somewhat
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poco a poco
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little by little
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poco
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little
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piu
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more
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molto
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very
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moderato
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moderate
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mesto
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sad
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meno
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less
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maestoso
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stately, majestic (also used by itself as a tempo marking
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ma non troppo
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but not too...
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grazioso
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graceful
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guisto
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right, reasonable, steady, unwavering
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dolce
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sweetly
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con spirito
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with spirit
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con molto
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with motion; moving along
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con fuoco
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with fire, very energetic
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con brio
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with verve, vitality
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con anima
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with spirit
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Largo
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very slowly, broad
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Lento
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slow (not as slow as largo)
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Adagio
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slow
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andante
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moderate (walking)
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Allegro
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Fast
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Presto
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Very Fast
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Adagietto
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"little adagio"- a little faster then adagio
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Allegretto
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"little allegro" a little slower then allegro
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Andantino
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"little andante" an ambiguous term, meaning either slightly slower than andante or slightly faster, depending on one’s point of view
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Largament
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very slowly
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Larghetto
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"little largo" slightly faster then largo
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meno mosso
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"less moved" or less motion
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pui mosso
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"more moved" or faster
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prestissimo
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"very presto" very fast
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Aditato
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excited "agitated"
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amabile
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friendly, agreeable
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animato
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animated, excited (also used by itself as a tempo marking, or to mean “faster”)
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Appassionato
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passionate
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assai
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quite rather somewhat
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Cantabile
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singing, lyrically
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Comodo
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comfortable
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con anima
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with spirit
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con brio
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with verve, vitality
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con fuoco
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with fire, very energenic
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con moto
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with motion; moving along
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con spirito
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with spirito
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dolce
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sweetly
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giusto
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right, reasonably, steady, unweavering
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grazioso
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greaceful
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ma non troppo
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but not too...
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meno
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less
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mesto
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sad
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moderato
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moderate
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molto
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very
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piu
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more
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poco
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little
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poco a poco
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little by little
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quasi
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almost, somewhat
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Risoloto
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steady,resolute
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sostenuto
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sustained, held back (also used occasionally by itself as a tempo marking, or to mean “slower”)
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tranquillo
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tranquil, peaceful (also used by itself to mean “slower” )
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vivace
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lively (also used by itself as a tempo marking meaning “fast”)
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vivo
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lively, quick
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Accelerando
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ncreasing tempo
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Animando
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becoming faster, more animated
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Stringendo
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getting faster and more intense
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Allargando
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getting slower, broader
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Calando
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coming down, dropping away (actually applies to volume, but often means a simultaneous slowing down)
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Rallentando
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getting gradually slower
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Ritardando
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getting slower (often abbreviated rit. or ritard.)
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Ritenuto
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held back, slower
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