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afettuoso tenderly

afrettando hurrying

amabile amiable, pleasant

appassionato with passion

calando getting softer, dying away

cantando singing

come as, similar to (come prima as

before, come sopra as above)

acile easy

uoco re

giusto proper, exact (tempo giusto in

strict time)

listesso the same (listesso temo the

same speed)

morendo dying away

niente nothing

nobilmente nobly

perdendosi dying away

possibile possible (presto possibile as

fast as possible)

quasi as if, resembling

sonoro resonant, with rich tone

sopra above

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sotto below (sotto voce in an

undertone)

veloce swift

voce voice

to, at

anim animated, lively

assez enough, sucient

avec with

cdez yield, relax with speed

douce sweet

en dehors prominent (a direction to make

a melody stand out)

et and

lgrement light

lent slow

mais but

moins less

modr at a moderate speed

non not

peu little

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plus more

presser hurry (en pressant hurryingon)

ralentir slow down

retenu held back (en retenant

holding back, slowing a little)

sans without

trs very

un / une one

vi lively

vite quick

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attacca go straight on to the next section of

music

dolente sad, mournful

dolore grief (doloroso sorrowful)

doppio movimento twice as fast

estinto as soft as possible, lifeless

incalzando getting quicker

lacrimoso sad

loco at the normal pitch (used often to cancel

an !va direction)

lunga long (lunga pausa long pause)

lusingando coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

misura measure (all misura in strict time" senza

misura in free time)

ossia or, alternatively

piacevole pleasant

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piangevole plaintive, in the style of a lament

pochettino, poch. rather little

rinorzando, r, rz reinforcing

segue go straight on

smorzando, smorz. dying away in tone and speed

teneramente, tenerezza tenderly, tenderness

tosto swift, rapid (but often used in the same

sense as troppo)

volante #ying fast

aber but

ausdruck expression

beegt with movement, agitated

breit broad, expansive

ein a, one

einach simple

etas somewhat, rather

r!hlich cheerful, $oyful

immer always

langsam slow

lebhat lively

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m"ssig at a moderate speed

mit with

nicht not

ohne without

ruhig peaceful

schnell fast

sehr very

s#ss sweet

traurig sad

und and

voll full

enig little

ieder again

zart tender, delicate

zu to, too