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largo
slow (sluggish)
lento
slow (sadness)
adagio
slow (at ease)
moderato
moderate
andante
moderate (andare: to walk)
allegro
fast (cheerful)
vivace
fast (lively)
presto
fast (very fast)
diminuitive
-ino
ex: andantino: slower andante (to walk slow)
intensifier
-issimo
ex: prestissimo: faster presto (very very fast)
ritardando (rit.)
gradually slowing tempo
accelerando (accel.)
gradually quicken tempo

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