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aber (G)
a cappella
accel.; accelerando
adagio
at; for; with; to; by; in
but
unaccompanied
becoming faster
slow
affettuoso
agitato
alla
allargando
allegro
allegretto
allentando
andante
anima
appassionato
a tempo
assai
attacca
with feeling
agitated
in the style of
slowing and increasing in volume
fast
moderately fast
slowing down
moderately slow
spirit
intense, with passion
in tempo
very
begin next section at once
burlesco
breit (G)
brio
very
comic, funny
broad, expansive
vigor
calmo
calore
cantabile
coda
coloratura
come prima
con
cres.; crescendo
cupo
softer and slower
calm
warmth
in a singing style
end of piece
in an agile and florid style
as before
with
increasing loudness
sombre, dark
dal segno
decresc.; decrescendo
dim.; diminuendo
delicato
dolce
dolente
dolore
doppio movimento
douce, doux (F)
repeat from the beginning to the end
repeat from the sign to the end
gradually becoming softer
gradually becoming softer
delicately
sweet
sadly
grief (doloroso: sorrowful)
twice as fast
soft, sweet
en allant (F)
energico
esp.; espressivo
estinto
simple, plain
flowing
in an energetic manner
expressive
as soft as possible, lifeless
ff; fortissimo
fff, fortississimo
feierlich (G)
feroce
fine
fz, forzando
fp, fortepiano
forza
frisch (G)
fuoco
furioso
loud
very loud
extremely loud
solemn
fiercely
end
strongly accented
loud followed immediately by soft
force or emphasis
brisk, lively
fire
impetuously; furiously
giocoso
giusto
grandioso
grave
grazioso
held back, tempo sustained
playful, humorous
correct, exact
grandly
ponderous, very slow
gracefully
cheerful
incalzando
always
getting quicker
joyful
lamentoso
langsam (G)
larghetto
large (F)
largo
lebhaft (G)
legato
léger (F)
leggiero
lento
lunga pausa
lusingando
mournful, sad
plaintive
slow
rather broad
broad
broad
lively
smoothly
light
lightly
slow
long pause
alluringly
maestoso
malinconia
marcato
marcia
meno
mesto
mezza voce
mf; mezzoforte
minacciando
mod.; moderato
molto
morendo
mosso
moto
mp; mezzopiano
powerful
majestically
melancholy
emphatic
march
less
sad, pensive
half voice
medium loud
threatening
moderately
much, very
dying away
motion, movement
motion
medium soft
pp; pianissimo
ppp; pianississimo
pas trop lent (F)
passionato
pastorale
perdendosi
pesante
piacevole
piangevole
più
poco a poco
pomposo
portamento
presto
primo; I°
soft
very soft
extremely soft
not too slow
passionately
pastoral style
gradually dying away
heavy
in a pleasing manner
plaintive, in the style of a lament
more
little by little
pompous
sliding from one note to another
very fast
first
rall.; rallentando
rinfz.; rinforzando
risoluto
rit.; ritardando
ritenuto
rubato
ruhig (G)
rage
gradually slower
strengthening the tone
in a resolute manner
gradually slowing
marked reduction in tempo
"robbed" time, elasticity of tempo
peaceful
schnell (G)
semplice
sempre
senza
sf; sfz; sforzando
sim.; simile
playfully, light-hearted
fast
simple
always
without
sudden accent on note
similarly
teneramente
tenuto
tosto
tranquillo
tronco
resume tempo
tenderly
hold note longer than written
swift, rapid
tranquilly
cut off
voce
volante
lively
voice
flying, fast
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