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42 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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forte
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loud
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piano
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soft
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mezzo forte
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moderately loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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pianissimo
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very soft
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decrescendo
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gradually becoming softer
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diminuendo
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gradually becoming softer
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adagio
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slowly
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lento
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slowly
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largo
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broadly
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andante
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easy walking pace
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moderato
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moderate speed
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allegretto
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moderately fast
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allegro
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lively and fast
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vivace
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lively
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vivo
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lively
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presto
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very fast
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accelerando
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gradually becoming faster
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rallentando
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gradually becoming slower
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ritardando
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gradually becoming slower
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ritenuto
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immediately slower or held back
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piu mosso
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quicker
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meno mosso
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slower
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a tempo
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return to former speed
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legato
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smoothly, well connected-shown by a slur.
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staccato
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detached, short- shown by a dot above or below the notes.
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mezzo staccato
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moderately short and detached- shown by a dot covered with a slur on a note.
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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maetstoso
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majestic
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sostenuto
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sustained
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leggiero
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lightly
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sempre
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always
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poco
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a little
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molto
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very
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senza
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without
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<
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this sign means the note which it is placed above or below is to be played with more force than other notes in the passage.
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dal segno
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repeat from sign
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dal capo
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return from beginning
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_
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a less strong accent placed above or below the note, meaning that is to be played stressed but not as strongly as a normal marked accent.
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pause
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written above or below a note or rest.
Meaning that the note is to be played a little longer than usual. |
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//: ://
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meaning that the music between the dots are to be played again.
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crescendo
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gradually becoming louder
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