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84 Cards in this Set
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A Tempo
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Return to original speed
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Accent
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Stress a note or chord
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Adagio
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Very slowly
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Allegretto
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Fairly fast, not as fast as Allegro
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Allegro
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Quick and lively
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Andante
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Somewhat slowly, moderate walking pace
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Andantino
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A little faster than Andante
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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 get softer
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Dolce
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Sweetly
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Diminuendo, dim.
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Gradually get softer
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Fermata
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Hold note or rest longer than its written value
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Fortissimo
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Very loud
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Forte
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Loud
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Fine
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The end of the music
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Grazioso
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Gracefully
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Larghetto
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Not as slowly as largo
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Largo
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Slow and broad
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Legato
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Smoothly
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Lento
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slowly
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Maestoso
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Majestically
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Marcato
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Well marked, with emphasis
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Mano destra, M.D.
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Right hand
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Mano Sinistra, M.S.
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Left hand
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Mezzo forte
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Moderately loud
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Mezzo piano
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Moderately soft
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Piano
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Soft
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Moderato
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At a moderate tempo
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Pianissimo
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Very soft
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Presto
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Very fast
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Rallentando, rall.
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Gradually getting slower
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Prestissimo
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As fast as possible
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Ritardando, rit.
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Gradually getting slower
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Repeat Signs
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Repeat the music within the double bar lines
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Slur
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Play notes smooth and connected
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Staccato
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Play notes short and detached
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Tie
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Hold notes for combined value of both notes
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Tempo 1 (Tempo Primo)
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Play at original speed
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Accelerando |
Gradually getting quicker |
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A tempo |
Return to the original tempo |
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Alla |
In the style of |
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Animato |
Lively, with animation |
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Assai |
Very, extremely |
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Ben |
Well or much |
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Brillante |
Brilliantly |
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Col, colla |
With |
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Coll'8va |
With an added octave |
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Con |
With |
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Con brio |
With vigour, spirit |
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Con espressione |
With expression |
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Con moto |
With movement |
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E, ed |
And |
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Espressivo |
Expressively |
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Fortepiano, fp |
Loud, then suddenly soft |
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Grave |
Slow and solemn |
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Leggiero |
Lightly |
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Loco |
Return to written pitch (literally, "the place") |
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Ma |
But |
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Meno |
Less |
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Meno mosso |
Less movement |
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M.M |
Metronome marking (literally, "Maelzel's metronome") |
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Molto |
Much, very |
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Non |
Not |
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Non troppo |
Not too much |
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Ottava, 8va |
Play an octave higher or lower |
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Più |
More |
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Più mosso |
More movement (more quickly) |
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Poco |
Little |
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Poco a poco |
Little by little |
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Quasi |
In the manner of |
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Sempre |
Always |
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Senza |
Without |
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Tempo |
Rate of speed |
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Tempo rubato |
"Robbed" time |
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Tenuto |
Held, sustained |
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Tempo primo |
Original or first tempo |
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Tranquillo |
Quietly, tranquilly |
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Troppo |
Too much |
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Vivace |
Lively, quick, vivacious |
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Adagio |
Very slowly |
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Da capo, D.C. |
Repeat from beginning |
