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Hint
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Answer
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sustaining or stretching for accent, tension or stress
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agogic accent
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becoming broader, slowing
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allargando
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moderately fast
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allegretto
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lively, brisk, rapid
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allegro
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moderately slow, walking pace
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andante
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a little slower than andante
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andantino
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assai
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very
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a break in the musical line, //
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caesura
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singing or vocal style
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cantabile
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gradually increasing tempo
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accelerando
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at pleasure, at will
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ad libitum
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slowly, usually conducted in divided meter
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adagio
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singing, smooth and flowing
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cantando
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with fire and dash
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con brio
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with motion
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con moto
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increasing in loudness
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crescendo
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becoming gradually softer
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diminuendo
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sweetly, softly
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dolce
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twice as slow
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doppio valore
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expressively
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espressivo
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hold, sustain for expressive tension
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fermata
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wildly, fiercely
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feroce
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loud, strong
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forte
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extremely loud
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fortissimo
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with fire
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con fuoco
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heavy, slow, serious
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grave
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gracefully, elegantly (2)
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grazia, grazioso
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point of beat
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ictus
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slow
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langsam
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a little faster than largo
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larghetto
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very slow, broad, stately
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largo
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smooth, connected
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legato
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light, airy
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leggiero
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slowly
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lento
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majestic, dignified
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maestoso
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"marked" with emphasis, heavy, usually separated
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marcato
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march style
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marcia
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less
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meno
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half
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mezzo
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moderate tempo (2)
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moderato, modere
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very, much
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molto
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movement
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mosso
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not too much
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non troppo
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shading, subtle expressive changes in musical phrase or line
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nuance
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"obstinate" incessant repetition of musical pattern or bass line
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ostinato
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heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous
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pesante
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very softly
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pianissimo
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softly
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piano
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more
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piu
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plucked
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pizzicato
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very little
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pochissimo
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little
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poco
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very rapidly
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prestissimo
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fast, rapidly
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presto
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as it were, nearly
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quasi
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growing slower
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rallentando
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vocal declamations, free in tempo and rhythm
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recitative
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held back
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retenu
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gradually slowing
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ritardando
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suddenly slowing rate of speed, held back
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ritenuto
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rhythmical
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ritmico
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phrasing give-and-take, shading of tempo
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rubato
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playfully, lightly
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scherzando
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Hint
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Answer
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languishing, longing
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schmachtend
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always
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sempre
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sudden emphasis
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sforzando
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in a similar manner
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simile
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dying away
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smorzando
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several players on a part
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soli
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alone, one player on the part
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solo
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sustained
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sostenuto
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soft voice
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sotto voce
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springing, bouncing bow, off the string, staccato
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spiccato
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very detached, separated
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staccatissimo
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detached, separated
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staccato
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accelerating movement, intensifying tempo
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stringendo
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suddenly, immediately
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subito
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beat, regular measurement of time
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takt
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original tempo
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tempo primo
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stretched, sustained, held back
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tenuto
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the range within which most notes lie
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tessitura
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calmly, quietly
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tranquillo
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very
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tres
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too much
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troppo
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all, the entire ensemble
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tutti
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waltz
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valse
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quickly, lively, very fast
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vivace
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lively, brisk, spirited
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vivo
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to be played by both
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a due
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bow, with the bow
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arco
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with the stick of the bow
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col legno
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with the other part; often refers to accomodating the soloist
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colla parte
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like the first time
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come prima
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exactly as written
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come sta
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with mutes
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con sordini
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mute
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dampfer
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out in front of; part marked to project through the ensemble
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en dehors
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the first time
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erstes Mal
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somewhat
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etwas
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somewhat slower
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etwas langsamer
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always
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immer
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the same; usually used with the word tempo
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L'istesso
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wood of the bow
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legno
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moderato
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massig
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style, manner
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modo
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dying away
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morendo
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change
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muta
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otherwise; often refers to a simplified part
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ossia
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remove the mute
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otez
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the score
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partitur
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little
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petit
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at pleasure
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piacere
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light tone near the bridge
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ponticello
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similar to tutti
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repieno
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tranquil
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ruhig
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without
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sans, senza, ohne
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quick, rapid, presto
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schnell
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turning contrary to the normal
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scordatura
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dry, very short
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secco
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follow, continue in same manner
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segue
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very
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sehr
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mute
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sordino
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a single voice or part
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stimme
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silent; usually means particular instrument does not play
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tacet
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a cut
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vide
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ritard
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zuruckhalten
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