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37 Cards in this Set
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Largo
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Slow and dignified ("broad")
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Larghetto
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Not as slow as largo
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Lento
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Slow
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Adagio
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Slow, but not as slow as largo ("at ease")
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Andante
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Moderately slow, flowing along ("walking")
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Moderato
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At a moderate speed
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Allegretto
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Slightly slower than allegro
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Allegro
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Moderately fast ("joyful")
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Presto
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Very fast
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Prestissimo
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Very very fast; as fast as possible
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Accelerando
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Accelerating
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Allargando
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Slowing down and broadening; becoming more stately and majestic
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Ritardando
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Decelerating
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Rallentando
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Decelerating; becoming progressively slower
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Rubato
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Free-flowing; exempt from steady rhythm
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Tenuto
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Holding or sustaining a single note
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Affettuoso
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Tenderly ("with feeling")
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Agitato
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Excited and fast ("agitated")
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Animato
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Animated
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Brillante
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Brilliant, bright
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
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Con amore
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With love
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Con fuoco
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In a fiery manner
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Con brio
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With spirit
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Con moto
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With movement
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Dolce
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Sweet
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Grazioso
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With charm ("gracefully")
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Maestoso
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Stately ("majestic")
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Scherzando
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Playfully
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Sotto
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Subdued
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Vivace
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Up-tempo
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Molto
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Very (used with other terms, such as "molto allegro")
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Assai
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Very (used with other terms, such as "allegro assai")
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Poco
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A little (used with other terms, such as "poco ritardando")
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Poco a poco
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Little by little; slowly but steadily (used with other terms, such as "poco a poco crescendo")
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Ma non troppo
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But not too much (used with other terms, such as "allegro ma non troppo")
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Meno
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Less (used with other terms, such as "meno mosso")
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