 | Term | Definition |
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léger |
lightly |
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lentement |
slowly |
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modéré |
at a moderate tempo |
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mouvement |
tempo, motion |
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vite |
fast |
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bewegt |
moving |
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langsam |
slowly |
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mässig |
moderately |
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mit Ausdruck |
with expression |
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sehr |
very |
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schnell |
fast |
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ad libitum, ad lib. |
at the liberty of the performer |
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agitato |
agitated |
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allargando |
broadening, becoming slower |
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arco |
resume bowing |
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attacca |
proceed without break |
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comodo |
a comfortable easy tempo |
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con fuoco |
with fire |
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con grazia |
with grace |
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con sordino |
with mute |
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dolente |
sad |
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giocoso |
humorous, jocose |
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grandioso |
grand, grandiose |
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largamente |
broadly |
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l’istesso tempo |
the same tempo |
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martellato |
strongly accented, hammered |
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mesto |
sad, mournful |
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morendo |
dying, fading away |
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pesante |
weighty, with emphasis |
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pizzicato, pizz. |
pluck the string |
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primo, prima |
first |
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ritenuto, riten. |
suddenly slower, held back |
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scherzando |
playful |
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secondo, seconda |
second |
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semplice |
simple |
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sforzando, sf, sfz |
sudden strong accent |
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simile |
continue in the same manner |
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sonore |
sonorous |
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sostenuto, sost. |
sustained |
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sotto voce |
soft, subdued, under the breath |
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strepitoso |
boisterous, noisy |
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stringendo, string. |
pressing, becoming faster |
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subito, sub. |
suddenly |
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tacet |
be silent |
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tutti |
a passage for the ensemble |
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vivo |
lively |
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volta |
time |
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volta subito, v.s. |
turn the page quickly |
