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a niente
to nothing
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morendo
dying away
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perdendosi
dyingaway
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rinforzando
reinforcing
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smorzando
dying away
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sotto voce
in an undertone
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largamente
broadly
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cantado
singing
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con dolore
with grief
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con spirito
with spirit
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doloroso
sorrowful
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sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
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ad libitum
at choice
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attaca
go straight on
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quasi
as if, resembling
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affettuoso
tenderly
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affrettando
hurrying
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amabile
amiable, pleasant
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appasionato
with passion
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calandogetting softer,
dying away
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cantando
singing
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come
as, similar to
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fuoco
fire
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giusto
proper, exact
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l'istesso
the same
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niete
dying away
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nobilmete
nobly
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perdendosi
dying away
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possible
possible
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sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
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sotto
below
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veloce
swift
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voce
voice
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a
to, at
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anime
animated, lively
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assez
enough, sufficiently
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avec
with
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cedez
yield, relax the speed
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douce
sweet
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en dehors
prominent
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et
and
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legerement
light
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lent
slow
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mais
but
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moins
less
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modere
at a moderate speed
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non
not
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mas
more
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presser
hurry
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ralentir
slow down
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retenu
held back
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sans
without
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tres
very
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un, une
one
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vif
lively
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vite
quick
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adagietto
rather slow (faster than adagio)
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langsam
slow
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lebhaft
lively
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mässig
at a moderate speed
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ruhig
peaceful
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schnell
fast
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traurig
sad
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agitato
agitated
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alla breve
2/2 time signature
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anima
soul, spirit
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animated, lively
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ben
well
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brio
vigour
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comodo
convenient
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delicato
delicate
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energico
energetic
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forza
force
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largamente
broadly
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leggiero
light, nimble
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marcato, marc
emphatic, accented
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triste
sad
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pesante
heavy
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prima, primo
first
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risoluto
bold, strong
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
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seconda, secondo
second
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semplice
simple, plain
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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volta
time
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al, alla
to the, in the manner of
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allargando
broadening
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andatino
slightly faster/slower than andante
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assai
very
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con, col
with
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dolce
sweet, soft
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e, ed
and
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espressivo
expressive
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fp
loud, then immediately soft
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giocoso
playful, merry
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grave
very slow, solemn
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larghetto
rather slow
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largo
slow, stately
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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meno
less
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molto
very, much
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mosso, moto
movement
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non
not
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piu
more
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presto
fast
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senza
without
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sf, sfz
forced, accented
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simile
in the same way
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sostuenuto
sustained
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tenuto
held
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troppo
too much
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vivace, vivo
lively, quick
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