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A tempo
In time
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Accelerando (accel)
Gradually getting faster
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Adagio
Slow
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Allegretto
Fairly quick
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Allegro
Quick
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Allegro moderato
Moderately quick
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Andante
At a walking pace
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Cantabile
In a singing style
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Crescendo (cresc)
Gradually getting louder
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Da capo (DC)
Repeat from the beginning
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Dal segno (DS)
Repeat from the sign ‘s’
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Decrescendo (decresc)
Gradually getting quieter
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Diminuendo (dim)
Gradually getting quieter
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Fine
The end
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Forte - f
Loud
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Fortissimo - ff
Very loud
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Legato
Smoothly
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Lento
Slow
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Mezzo
Half
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Mezzo forte - mf
Moderately loud
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Mezzo piano - mp
Moderately quiet
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Pianissimo - pp
Very quiet
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Piano - p
Quiet
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Poco
A little
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Rallentando (rall)
Gradually getting slower
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Ritardando (rit)
Gradually getting slower
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Ritenuto
Held back
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Staccato (stacc)
Short and detached
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Tempo
Speed, time
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A
At, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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Al, alla
To the, in the manner of
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Allargando
Broadening
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Allegro
Very quick
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Andantino
Slowly (slower than andante)
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Assai
Very
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Con, col
With
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Dolce
Sweet, soft
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E, ed
And
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Espressivo
Expressive
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Fp
Loud then immediately soft
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Giocoso
Playful, merry
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Grave
Very slow, solemn
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Grazioso
Graceful
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Larghetto
Rather slow
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Largo
Slow, stately
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Ma
But
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Maestoso
Majestic
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Meno
Less
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Molto
Very, much
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Non
Not
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Più
More
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Presto
Fast
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Senza
Without
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Sforzando - sf
Forced, accented
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Simile (sim)
In the same way
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Tenuto
Held
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Troppo
Too much
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Vivace
Lively
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Ad libitum
At choice
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Adagietto
Rather slow
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Agitato
Agitated
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Allá breve
With a minim breve
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Amore
Love
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Amoroso
Loving
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Anima
Soul, spirit
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Ben
Well
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Brio
Vigour
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Cómodo
Convenient, comfortable
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Deciso
With determination
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Delicato
Delicate
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Energico
Energetic
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Forza
Force
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Largamente
Broadly
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Leggiero
Light, nimble
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Marcato
Emphatic, accented
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Marziale
In a military style
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Mesto
Sad
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Pesante
Heavy
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Prima/o
First
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Risoluto
Strong
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Rítmico
Rhythmically
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Rubato
Freedom
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Scherzando
Playful, joking
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Seconda/o
Second
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Semplice
Simple, plain
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Sempre
Always
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Strigendo
Gradually getting faster
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Subito
Suddenly
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Tanto
So much
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Tranquillo
Calm
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Triste
Sad, sorrowful
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Volta
Time
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Affettuoso
Tenderly
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Affrettando
Hurrying
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Amabile
Amiable, pleasant
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Apassionato
With passion
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Calando
Getting softer, dying away
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Cantando
Singing
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Come
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