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152 Cards in this Set
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a tempo |
return to former speed |
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accelerando |
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 time, march tempo |
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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 |
slightly faster then andante |
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a niente |
fade to no sound |
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animato |
with animation |
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apassionata |
full of emotion |
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arco |
with the bow (used only 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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brillante |
brillantly |
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bruscamente |
rough, harshly |
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calando |
getting softer and slower |
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cantabile |
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 of the bow |
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colla voce |
with voice |
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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/ 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 (cresc.) |
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 (decresc.) |
gradually becoming softer |
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deliberamente |
deliberately |
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delicatamente/delicato |
delicately |
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diminuendo (dim.) |
gradually becoming softer |
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divisi (div.) |
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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espressione |
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 suddenly soft |
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fortissimo |
very loud |
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giocoso |
gay, merry |
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giusto, 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 time |
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lamentoso |
mournfully |
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larghetto |
rather broadly |
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largo, largamente |
broadly |
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legato |
smoothly, well conected |
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leggiero |
lightly |
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lento |
slowly |
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loco |
at normal pitch (after and 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 |
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mano destra (M.D.) |
right hand |
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mano sinistra (M.S.) |
left hand |
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marcato |
marked |
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meno |
less |
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meno mosso |
less speed (slower) |
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mezzo forte |
moderately loud |
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mezzo piano |
moderately soft |
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mezzo staccato |
moderately short and detached |
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misterioso |
mysteriously |
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moderato |
at a moderate speed |
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molto |
very |
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morendo |
dying away |
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non troppo |
not too much |
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parlando |
in recitative style |
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passionato |
passionately |
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perdendosi |
fading away |
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pesante |
heavily |
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piacevole |
pleasant, agreeable |
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piangendo |
crying, plaintive |
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pianissimo |
very soft |
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piano |
soft |
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piu |
more |
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piu mosso |
more speed (quicker) |
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pizzicato (pizz.) |
pluck the string with the finger |
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placido |
placidly |
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poco |
a litlle |
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poco a poco |
little by little |
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poi |
then, afterwards |
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portamento |
slide the voice from note to the next |
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prestissimo |
extremely fast |
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presto |
very fast |
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primo |
first (part) |
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quasi |
almost |
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rallentando (rall.) |
gradually becoming slower |
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rauco |
harsh |
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rinforzando (rfz or rf) |
reinforcing the tone |
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riposo |
restfully |
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risoluto |
with resolution |
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ritardando (rit.) |
gradually becoming slower |
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ritenuto (riten.) |
immediately slower |
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rubato |
with some freedom in time |
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scherzando |
playfully |
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sciolto |
free, unconstrained |
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scordato |
out of tune |
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scordatura |
deliberate inexact tuning of an instrument for special effects |
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secondo |
second (part) |
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semplice |
simple |
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sempre |
simple |
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senza |
without |
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sfogato |
lightly played |
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sforzando (sfz or sf) |
a strong accent |
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slentando |
becoming slower |
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smorzando |
dying away |
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sopra |
over |
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sostenuto |
sustained |
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sotto |
under |
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sotto voce |
softly in an undertone |
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spiccato |
fast staccato playing on stringed instruments |
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staccatissimo |
extremely short and detached |
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staccato |
short and detached |
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strepitoso |
noisy, boisterous |
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stringendo |
pressing on faster |
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subito (sub.) |
suddenly |
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sul |
on |
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sul ponticello (sul pont.) |
bow on or near the bridge |
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sul tasto |
bow on or near the finger board |
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tanto |
so much |
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tempo |
speed |
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tempo commodo |
at a comfortable speed |
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tempo giusto |
at a consistent speed |
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teneramente |
tenderly |
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tenuto (ten.) |
held |
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tranquillo |
calmly |
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tre corde (T.C) |
(3 strings) release the soft pedal on piano |
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tremolo |
bowing very rapidly to produce a shimmering or wavering effect |
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tutti |
passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist |
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una corda (U.C.) |
(one string) with the soft pedal on the piano |
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vivace |
lively and spirited |
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vivo |
lively and spirited |
