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48 Cards in this Set
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Accelerando |
Becoming faster |
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Accelerant, accelerez |
Becoming faster |
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Adagietto |
A tempo somewhat faster than adagio |
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Adagio |
A slow tempo. Slower than andante but not as slow as lento
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Ad libitum |
Freely, at will.
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Affrettando |
Hurrying, rushed, pressing on
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Allargando, Largando |
Slowing down, becoming broader
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Alegretto |
Moderately quick tempo. Slower than allegro, but faster than andante
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Allegro |
A fast, lively tempo. Faster than allegretto but lower than presto
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Andante |
Moderately slow tempo. Faster than adagio but slower then allegretto |
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Andantino |
A tempo slightly faster than andante but slower than allegretto
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Assai, assez |
Much, very
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A Tempo |
See tempo
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Calando |
Becoming softer and slower |
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Cedez, ceder |
Slow down and become softer
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Con alcuna licenza |
With some freedom |
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Drangend |
Pressing on, hurrying
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Fermata |
A pause or hold
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Guisto |
Exact, right, appropriate
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Grave |
Flat, low-pitched. Solemn, serious, slow.
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Langsam, langsamer |
Slow, slower |
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Largamente |
Broadly
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Larghetto |
A slow tempo, not quite as slow as largo |
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Larghissimo |
A tempo, slower than largo |
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Largo |
Slow, solemn, sustained, a tempo slower than lento |
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Lento |
A slow tempo
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L'istesso tempo |
At the same tempo |
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Massig |
Moderately or a moderate tempo (same as moderato) |
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Meno mosso |
A little less
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Moto |
Somewhat lively, not too slowly
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Piacere |
Freely, at will, at the performers discretion
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Piu mosso |
More moved (faster)
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pressando |
Pressing on, hurrying, accelerating |
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Pressez |
Hurrying, quite fast. also pressant
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Presto |
Fast, faster than allegro, the fastest of the conventional tempos
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Prestissimo |
As fast as possible
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Rallentando |
Becoming slower, rall. |
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Ritardando |
Becoming slower, rit.
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Ritenuto |
Immediately slower, held back
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Rubato |
Taking a portion of the value of one note and giving it to another note within the same measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole
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Schnell |
Fast |
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Slentando |
Slackening, slowing down
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Stentando |
Difficult, labored, slow |
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Stringendo |
Pressing on, hurrying, speeding up
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Tenuto |
Held, sustained
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Vivace |
Lively, brisk tempo. Somewhat faster than allegro
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Vivo |
Lively, intense
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Zuruckhalten |
To hold back, or to slow down |
