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for, at, in, etc
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a cappella
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unaccompanied choral music
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adagio
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slow
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ad libitum
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at the performer's liberty
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al, alla, alle all'
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in the, in the style of
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alla breve
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make the half note the beat
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allargando
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broadening, becoming slower
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allegretto
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fast, slower than allegro
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allegro
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fast
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allegro assai
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very quick
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allegro giusto
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quick, with exactness
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amabile
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sweet, loveable
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andante
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slow, moderate walking pace
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andantino
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a little faster than andante
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anime
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spirited, lively
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a poco
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by degrees, gradually
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appenato
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grieved, distressed
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ardente
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with fire, vehemently
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arioso
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in the stlye of an air
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assai
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very, extremely
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attacca
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do not pause between movements or sections
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basso continuo
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a bass that is figured to indicate the harmony
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ben
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good
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binary
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two-fold
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brio
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vigor, vivacity, spirit
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burlando
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in a playful manner
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calando
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gradually decreasing in time and tone
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calcando
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hurrying the time
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capo
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from the beginning
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destra
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the right hand
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di molto
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very much
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dolente
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doleful, sorrowful
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doppio movimento
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double the preceding speed
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dritta
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the right hand
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due corde
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two strings
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duolo
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sorrow, sadness
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duro
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harsh, rude
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elegacio
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plaintive
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emozione
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agitation
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equabilmente
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evenly
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estinto
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becoming extinct
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festivo
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merry
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fuoco
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fire, passion
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generoso
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in a dignified manner
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giocoso
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humorously
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giusto
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just, right, proper
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gusto
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taste, expression
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jubiloso
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exulting
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largamente
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broadly
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laratissimo
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exceedingly smooth
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lestamente
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quickly, lively
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loco
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place; treturn to the written register
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maestoso
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majestic
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mancando
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dying away
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marziale
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in the stlye of a march
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morendo
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dying, fading away
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obbligato
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indispensable, must not be omitted
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ostinato
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continuous, unceasing
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risoluto
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bold, resolved, resolutely
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scherzando
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lively
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schnell
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fast
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secco
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dry, staccato
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segno
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a sign
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sonore
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harmonious
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sostenuto
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sustained
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subito
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suddenly
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tessitura
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the average range of a vocal part
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troppo
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too much
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veloce
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swifly, with velocity
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