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100

play moderately loud

What is mezzo forte/mf?
100

to play marked or stressed

what is marcato?
100

soft

piano, p

100

little

what is poco

100

less

what is meno?

200

strongly accented, hammered

what is martellato?

200

much, very

what is molto?

200

almost, as if

what is quasi

200

more

what is piu?

200

to play moderately soft

what is mezzo piano?

300

play with less motion

what is meno mosso?

300

at a moderate tempo

moderato(itl) or modere (fr)

300

dying, fading away

what is morendo?

300

very soft

what is Pianissimo, pp 

300

sad, mournful

what is mesto?

400

very fast

what is presto

400

pedal

what is pedale, ped

400

play moderately

what is messig?

400

the interval of an octave

what is Ottava, 8va

400

 pluck the strings, for string instruments

what is Pizzicato?

500

heavy, play with weight

what is pesante

500

play with expression

what is Mit ausdruck (de)?

500

piu mosso

what is more motion?

500

first, the upper part of a duet

what is Primo, prima

500

as fast as possible

what is Prestissimo?

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