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28 Cards in this Set
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Allegretto
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Fairly fast, but not as fast as allegro.
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Tempo
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The time or speed of a piece.
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A Tempo
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Indicates the return to the original tempo.
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Staccatissimo
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A superlative of staccatto. Very very short.
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Forte
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Loud, powerful
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Furioso
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furious, frenzied
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Primo
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First, Principal
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Legato
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Smooth and connected; relaxed and without noticeable breaks between notes
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Glissando
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Rapid Scale Passage
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Sforzando
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Loud, accented, forced
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Fortepiano
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Loud then suddenly soft
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Ma
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But, as in "Ma non troppo" (but not too much)
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Piano
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Soft
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Leggiero
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Lightly, Delicately
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Prestissimo
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Very fast. In fact, as fast as possible.
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Similie
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Similar
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Grandioso
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Grand
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lento
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Slow
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sostenuto
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Sustained
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pianissimo
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Very soft
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Ausdrucksvoll
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Expressively
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Ruhe
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Restful; peacefull
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avec
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With or with another
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smorzando
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Extinguishing or dampening
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capriccioso
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Lively and Free
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Steigernd
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Enhancing
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Tremolo
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Shaking! Achieved by repeating the same not very quickly. Sometimes refers (wrongly) to vibratto.
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tessitura
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The best or most comfortable pitch range
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