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77 Cards in this Set
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a tempo |
return to former speed |
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accelerando (accel.) |
gradually becoming faster |
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adagietto |
slow, but not as slow as 'adagio' |
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adagio |
slowly |
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affettuoso |
with feeling, emotion |
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affrettando |
hurrying |
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agitato |
hurried, with agitation |
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alla marcia |
in strict march tempo (usually 120 BPM) |
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allargando |
gradually becoming broader |
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allegretto |
moderately fast |
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allegro |
lively and fast |
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andante |
at an easy walking pace; moving, going |
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andantino |
'small Andante', slightly faster OR slower than Andante |
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a niente |
fade to no sound |
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animato |
with animation |
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appassionata |
full of emotion |
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arco |
with the bow (used after a pizz. sign) |
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assai |
very |
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attacca |
go on at once |
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ben marcato |
well marked |
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brilliante |
brilliantly |
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bruscamente |
rough, harshly |
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calando |
getting softer and slower |
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cantibile |
in a singing style |
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cantando |
in a singing style |
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chiuso |
closed (often refers to muting a horn by hand) |
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col legno |
with the back (wooden part) of the bow |
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colla voce |
with the voice (i.e. following the vocal line) |
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comodo |
easily, conveniently |
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con amore |
with love |
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con anima |
with feeling |
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con brio |
with spirit |
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con spirito |
with spirit |
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con forza |
with force |
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con fuoco |
with fire |
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con grazia |
with grace |
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con moto |
with movement |
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con sordino |
with the mute |
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crescendo |
gradually becoming louder |
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da capo al fine (D.C. al fine) |
from the beginning until the word 'fine' |
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dal segno (D.S.) |
from the sign |
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deciso |
decisively |
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decrescendo |
gradually becoming softer |
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deliberamente |
deliberately |
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delicatamente |
delicately |
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delicato |
delicately |
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diminuendo |
gradually becoming softer |
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divisi |
divided (split into parts) |
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dolce |
soft and sweet, sweetly |
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dolcissimo |
very sweetly |
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dolente |
sadly, plaintively |
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doloroso |
sadly, plaintively |
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expressione |
expression |
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fermata |
pause |
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feroce |
fiercely |
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forte |
loud |
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forte-piano |
loud then immediately soft |
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fortissimo |
very loud |
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giacoso |
gay, merry |
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giusto |
precise, in time |
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giustamente |
precise, in time |
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grave |
slow and solemn |
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grazioso |
gracefully |
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l'istesso tempo |
at the same speed |
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lamentoso |
mournfully |
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larghetto |
rather broadly |
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largo |
broadly |
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largamente |
broadly |
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legato |
smooth, well connected |
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leggerio |
lightly |
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lento |
slowly |
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loco |
at a normal pitch (after an 8va sign) |
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lontano |
distant, a great way off |
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M.M. |
Maelzel's Metronome (metronome marking) |
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ma non troppo |
but not too much |
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maestoso |
majestically |
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mancando |
dying away |
