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42 Cards in this Set
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Accelerando (accel.)
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gradually getting quicker
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Adagio
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slow
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Allegretto
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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
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Andante
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at a medium ('walking') speed
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Cantabile
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in a singing style
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Crescendo (Cresc.)
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gradually getting louder
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Da Capo (D.C.)
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repeat from the beginning
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Dal Segno (D.S.)
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repeat from the sign
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Decrescendo (Decresc.)
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gradually getting quieter
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Diminuendo (Dim.)
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gradually getting quieter
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Fine
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the end
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Forte (f)
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loud
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Fortissimo (ff)
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very loud
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Legato
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smoothly
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Lento
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slow
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Mezzo
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half
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mf (=mezzo forte)
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moderately loud (literally 'half' loud)
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mp (=mezzo piano)
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moderately quiet (literally 'half' quiet)
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Moderato
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moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick)
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p (=piano)
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quiet
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pp (=pianissimo)
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very quiet
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poco
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a little
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rallentando (or rall.)
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getting gradually slower
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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)
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getting gradually slower
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ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)
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held back
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staccato (or stacc.)
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detached
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tempo
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speed, time (a tempo: in time)
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slur
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perform notes smoothly
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8va
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ottave (octave)
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a dot over or under a note = detached staccato
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>
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over or under a note = accent
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(.
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over or under a note = pause on the note
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:
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repeat marks - at the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the music
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M.M. .I = 72
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72 crotchet beats in a minute
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semi breve
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4 beats
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minium
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2 beats
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crotchet
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1 beat
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quaver
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1/2 beat
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C
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no key signature
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G
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#
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D
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F
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b
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