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Pianissimo/pp
Very soft
Piano/p
Soft
Mezzo-piano/mp
Medium soft
Mezzo-forte/mf
Medium loud
Forte/f
Loud
Fortissimo/ff
Very loud
Fortepiano/fp
Loud then immediately soft
Crescendo/<
Gradually get louder
Diminuendo/>
Gradually get softer
Affettuoso
With feeling
Appassionato
Passionately
Agitato
Agitated
Animato
Lively
Cantabile
In a singing style
Con forza
With force
Delicato
Delicate
Dolce
Sweetly
Espressivo
Expressively
Grazioso
Gracefully
Legato
Smoothly
Leggiero
Lightly
Maestoso
Majestically
Marcato
accented
Marziale
In a march style
Pesante
Heavily
Risoluto
Boldly
Ritmico
Rhythmically
Scherzando
Playfully
Simile
Similarly
Sostenuto
Sustained
Staccato
Detached
Tranquillo
Calmy
Lento
Very slow
Adagio
Slow
Largo
Broadly/quite slow
Andante
Walking pace/not too slow
Allegretto
A little brisk
Moderato
Moderately
Allegro moderato
Moderately fast
Allegro
Fast
Vivace
Lively
Presto
Very quick
Accelerando
Gradually speed up
Rallentando
Gradually slow down
Ritardando
Gradually slow down/rit
Allargando
Get slower and broader
Ritenuto
Hold back/immediately slower
A tempo
In time to original tempo
Rubato
Play the rhythm freely
Fermata
A pause sign that indicates that a note should be held for longer
