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101 Cards in this Set
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a tempo
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at 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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slowly
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allegretto
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fairly quick
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allegro moderato
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moderately quick
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andante
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at a walking pace
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lento
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slow
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rallentando – rall,
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gradually getting slower
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ritardando – rit.
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gradually getting slower
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ritenuto – rit. / riten.
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held back
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crescendo – cresc.
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gradually getting louder
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decrescendo – decresc.
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gradually getting quieter
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diminuendo – dim.
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gradually getting quieter
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forte – f
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loud
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fortissimo – ff
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very louf
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mezzo forte – mf
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moderately loud
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mezzo piano – mp
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moderately quiet
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pianissimo – pp
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very quiet
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piano – p
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quiet
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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legato
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smoothly
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staccato
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short and detatched
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da capo – dc
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from the beginning
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dal segno – ds
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from the sign
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fine
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the end
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mezzo – m
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half
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moderato
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moderately
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poco – poc.
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a little
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allargando
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broadening
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allegro assai
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very quick
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andantino
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slightly faster or slower than andante
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grave
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very slow and solemn
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larghetto
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rather slow
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largo
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slow and stately
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presto
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very fast
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vivace
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lively and quickly
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vivo
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lively and quickly
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fortepiano – fp
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loud then immediately soft
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sforzando – sf / stz
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forced, accented
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sforzato – st / sfz
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forced, accented
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dolce
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sweetly
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espressivo – espress. / espr.
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expressive
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gicoso
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playfully, merry
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grazioso
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gracefully
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maestoso
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majestically
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sostenuto
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sustained
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tenuto
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held
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a
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at, to, by, for, in the style of
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al, alla
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to the, in the style of
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assai
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very
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con, col
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with
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e, ed
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and
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ma
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but
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marcia
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march
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meno
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less
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molto
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very
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mosso, moto
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movement
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non
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not
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piu
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more
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senza
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without
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simile – sim.
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in the same way
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troppo
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too much
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ad libitum - ad lib. |
at choice |
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adagietto |
rather slow |
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agitato |
agitated |
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alla breve |
with a minim beat |
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amore |
love |
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amoroso |
loving |
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anima |
soul, spirit |
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animando |
becoming more lively |
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animato |
animated, lively |
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ben |
well |
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brio |
vigour |
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con |
with |
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con anima |
with feeling |
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deciso |
with determination |
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delicato |
delicate |
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energico |
energetic |
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forza |
force |
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largamente |
broudly |
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leggiero |
light or nimble |
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marcato - mar. |
emphatic, accented |
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marziale |
in a military style |
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mesto |
sad |
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pesante |
heavy |
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prima, primo |
first |
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prima volta |
first time |
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risoluto |
bold, strong |
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ritmico |
rhrhythmically |
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rubato / tempo rubato |
with some freedom of time |
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scherzando / scherzoso |
playful, joking |
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seconda / secondo |
second |
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seconda volta |
second time |
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semplice |
simple |
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sempre |
always |
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stringendo |
gradually getting faster |
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subito |
suddenly |
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tanto |
so much |
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tempo comodo |
at a comfortable speen |
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tranquillo |
calm |
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triste / tristamente |
sad, sorrowful |
