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100

calando

becoming quieter and slowly dying away

100

larghissimo

as slow as possible

100

en retenant

holding back, slowing down

100

veloce

fast, swift, rapid

100

lebhaft

lively, sprightly, brisk

200

much

molto

200

a tempo giusto

just time. if after a rubato section, return to a strict tempo

200

cedez

yield, give way, slow down
200

slentando

slowing down

200

moll

minor

300

stringendo

pressing, drawing tight, squeezing

300

perdendosi

losing itself, getting lost, dying away

300

en pressant

pressing, speeding up

300

animando

becoming more lively, getting faster

300

vivo (it)

alive

400

marcato, ben

marked, accented

400

simile

like, similar


400

vif

lively

400

tacet (lat)

tacent, plural, silent

400

ritenuto (it)

held back, more sudden slow down than rallentando and ritardando

500

vuota

general pause

500

sotto voce

to be performed in an undertone

500

luftpause (ger)

air break. basically a breath mark

500

assai

very

500

giocoso (it)

playful

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