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Slow (slower than andante, but not as slow as largo) |
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Rather slow, at a moderate, walking pace |
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A little faster than andante |
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Fairly quick, slightly slower than allegro |
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Time; speed at which music is performed |
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Extrememly slow and solemn |
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At a comfortable, easy tempo |
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In time; return to the original tempo after an increase or decrease in tempo |
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Return to the original tempo |
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A flexible tempo, using slight variations of speed to enhance musical expression |
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Broadening, becoming slower |
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Suddenly slower, held back |
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Pressing, becoming faster |
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Sforzando, sforzato, sf or sfz |
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A sudden, strong accent on a single note or chord |
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At the performer’s liberty |
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Becoming slower and softer |
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Strongly accented, hammered |
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Soft, subdued, under the breath |
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Repeat from teh beginning and end at Fine |
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Place; return to the written register |
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Three strings; an indication in piano music to stop using the soft pedal |
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One stringl depress the left (piano) pedal |
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For the stringed instruments: played with the bow |
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Do not pause between sections or movements |
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For stringed instruments: plucked with the fingers |
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First; the upper part of a duet |
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Second; the lower part of a duet |
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Silence (used in orchestral parts) |
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Like; continue in the same manner as has just been indicated |
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Time (as in prima volta, seconda volta) |
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Yield; hold the tempo back |
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The note is held for about half its value |
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Very short, held for about a quarter of its value |
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Slightly detached (slur with dots) |
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Indicates a pause. The note (or rest) is to be held longer than its normal value |
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Maelzel’s Metronome for metronome markings (M.M. = 96) |
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A rapid alternation of the note with the note above it |
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To be played as an arpeggio |
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Not sounded together as a solid chord, but following each other quickly, starting with the bottom note |
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To draw the finger quickly up (or down) a series of adjacent notes |
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