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a poco
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a little; gradually
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a tempo
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in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed
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accelerando
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gradually faster
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adagietto
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slow, but not as slow as adagio
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adagio
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very slow
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agitato
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agitated; rapid
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al fine
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to the finish
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alla
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in the style of
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allargando
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gradually slower and broader
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allegretto
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light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
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allegro
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rapid; lively
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andante
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moderately slow, but moving
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andantino
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generally a little quicker than andante
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animato
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animated; spirited
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appassionato
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intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
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arioso
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in a vocal style
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assai
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very
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ben
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well
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brilliante
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brilliantly
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calando
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gradually slower and softer
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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chromatic
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by semi-tones
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coda
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the final added measures of a musical composition
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con
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with
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con amore
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with tenderness
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con anima
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with animation; spirit
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con brio
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with spirit; brilliantly
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con forza
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with force
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con fuoco
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with fire, energy
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con grazia
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with grace
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con spirito
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with spirit; brilliance
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crescendo
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gradually louder
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da capo
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from the beginning
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dal segno
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from the sign
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decrescendo
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gradually softer
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diminuendo
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gradually softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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energico
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energetically
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etude
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a study
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fermata
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a hold or pause
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forte
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loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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forzando
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forcefully accented
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furioso
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furiously
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giocoso
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joyfully
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grandioso
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grand or noble style
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grave
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very slow or solemn
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grazioso
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gracefully
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l'istesso
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the same
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larghetto
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slow, but not as slow as largo
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larghissimo
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very slow, more so than largo
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largo
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very slow
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legato
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smooth and connected
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leggiero
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lightly
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lento
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very slow
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maestoso
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majestically
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marcato
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marked; with emphasis
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marcia
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march style
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marziale
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martial
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meno
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less
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mezzo
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medium; half
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moderato
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moderately
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molto
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very
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morendo
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dying away
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mosso
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motion; movement
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non troppo
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not too much
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opus
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a musical work or composition
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ottava
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an octave
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pesante
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heavily; with emphasis
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pianissimo
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very softly
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piano
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softly
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piu
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more
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poco
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a little
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poco a poco
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little by little
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prestissimo
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very fast; more so than presto
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presto
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very fast
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primo
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first
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rallentando
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gradually slower
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religioso
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in solemn style
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ritardando
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gradually slower
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ritenuto
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a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo
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rubato
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temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the expense of others
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scherzando
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in light, playful style
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scherzo
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playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
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segno
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the sign
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sempre
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always; continually
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senza
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without
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sforzando
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forced; with emphasis
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simile
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the same
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smorzando
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dying away
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soli
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more than one performer in unison
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solo
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a composition or passage for one performer
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sordino
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mute
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sostenuto
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sustained
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staccato
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separated, detached style
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stringendo
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gradually faster
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subito
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suddenly
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tacet
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silent
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tempo
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time; speed
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temp di valse
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waltz time
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tenuto
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sustain full value
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valse
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waltz
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veloce
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very fast
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vivace
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vivacious; lively
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vivo
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lively; brisk
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