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loud
cantabile
in a singing style
p piano
quiet / soft
legato
smoothly
mf mezzo forte
quite loud
staccato
detached (hop)
mp mezzo piano
quite quiet
slur
ff
fortissimo
very loud
pause
pp pianissimo
very quiet
espress. espressivo
expressive
dim. diminuendo
dolce
sweetly
decresc. decrescendo
grazioso
gracefully
cresc.
giocoso
playfull, merry
sostenuto
sustained
crescendo
Accent
Fp Fortepiano
semi-staccato
a little detached
sFz / sF Sforzando
forced, accented
staccatissimo
as short as possible
tenuto
amore
love
calando
anima
spirit, soul
morendo
dying away
forza
force
perdendosi
dying away
delicate
delicate
al niente
to nothing
leggiero
light, nimble
estinto
mesto
sad
rF / rFz rinforzando
reinforcing
tristamente triste.
scherzando/scherzoso
playful, joking
lento
slow
energico
energetic
adagio
slow
agitato
agitated
andante
at a medium speed
risoluto
moderato
moderately
brio
vigour
allegretto
quite fast
deciso
allegro
fast
semplice
simple
accel. accelerando
ritmico
rhythmically
rall.
rallentando
marziale
in a marching style
rit.
ritardando
ad lib. ad libitum
grave
facile
easy
largo
slow, stately
amabile
amiable (pleasant)
larghetto
quite slow
affettuoso
tenderly
andantino
appassionato
passionately
vivace/vivo
lively, quick
fuoco
fire
presto
very fast
nobilmente
nobly
allargando
broadening
sonoro
maestoso
majestic
cantando
singing
adagietto
quite slow
dolente
sad, mournful
largamente
broadly
dolore
grief
animato
animated, lively
lacrimoso
sad
tranquillo
calm
piangevole
pesante
heavy
piacevole
pleasant
animando
becoming lively
teneremente/teneremezza
tenderly
stringendo
lusingando
alla breve
smorzando
rubato
affrettando
hurrying
veloce
swift
volante
flying fast
incalzando
getting faster
doppio movimento
et
and
repeat marks
un / une
one
tempo
mais
but
fine
the end
non
not
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tres
very
peu
little
assez
enough
poco
a little
avec
with
al, alla
in the manner of
sans
without
con, col
with
plus
more
ma
but
moins
less
non
not
lent
slow
meno
less
modere
moderately
piu
more
vite
fast
molto
much
vif
lively
troppo
too much
cedez
senza
without
presser
hurry
sim. Similie
anime
animated, lively
moto / mosso
movement
retenu
held back
ben
well
ralentir
slow down
sempre
always
douce
sweet
tanto
so much
legerement
light
subito
suddenly
en dehors
prominent
comodo
comfortable, convenient
primo / prima
first
und
and
seconda
second
ein
one
volta
time
aber
but
come
similar to, as
nicht
not
giusto
exact
sehr
very
listesso
the same
wenig
little
quasi
as if, resembling
mit
with
possibile
possible
ohne
without
sopra
above
immer
always
sotto
below
wieder
again
voce
voice
etwas
rather
loco
langsam
slow
lunga
long
breit
broad
misura
measure
massig
moderate
ossia
or, alternatively
schnell
fast
pochettino poch.
very little
lebhaft
lively
tosto
swift, rapid
frohlich
cheerful, joyful
segue
go straight on
traurig
sad
attacca
go straight on
ruhig
peaceful
bewegt
einfach
simple
zart
tender, delicate
suss
sweet
ausdruck
expression
and