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alla {all’}
A
in the manner of
1
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accelerando {accel}
A
becoming quicker
2
Q
animato
A
lively, animated
3
Q
assai
A
much, very much (eg: allegro assai: very fast)
4
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ben, bene
A
well (eg: ben marcato: well marked)
5
Q
brillante
A
brilliant
6
Q
col / coll’ / colla / colle
A
with (eg: coll’ottava: with an added octave)
7
Q
con
A
with
8
Q
con brio
A
with vigor, spirit
9
Q
con expressione
A
with expression
10
Q
con moto
A
with movement
11
Q
e / ed
A
and
12
Q
espressivo {espress.}
A
expressive, with expression
13
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fortepiano (fp)
A
loud, then suddenly soft
14
Q
grave
A
slow and solemn
15
Q
leggiero
A
light, nimble, quick
16
Q
loco
A
return to normal register
17
Q
ma
A
but (eg: ma non troppo: but not too much)
18
Q
meno mosso
A
less movement, slower
19
Q
M.M.
A
Maelzel’s metronome
20
Q
molto
A
much, very
21
Q
non
A
not
22
Q
non troppo
A
not too much
23
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più
A
more
24
più mosso
more movement (quicker)
25
poco
little
26
poco a poco
little by little
27
quasi
almost, as if
28
rubato
with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression
29
sempre
always, continuously
30
senza
without
31
spiritoso
spirited
32
tranquillo
quiet, tranquil
33
tre corde
three strings; release the left (piano) pedal
34
troppo
too much
35
una corda
one string; depress the left (piano) pedal
36
vivace
lively, brisk
theory musical terms
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