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Music Lit
Descriptive terms for the tempos, dynamics, and style
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Music
Undergraduate 2
02/08/2014
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asai
 Definition
very
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avec
 Definition
with
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bewegt
 Definition
moved, agitated
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breve
 Definition
short
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brillante
 Definition
showy
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brio
 Definition
fire
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cantabile
 Definition
singing
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chiuso
 Definition
closed, humming
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come prima
 Definition
as before
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con
 Definition
with
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corto
 Definition
short
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desto
 Definition
sprightly
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deux
 Definition
two
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divisi
 Definition
divided
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dolce
 Definition
sweet
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dolente
 Definition
sad
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doloroso
 Definition
full of grief
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dopo
 Definition
after
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doppel
 Definition
double
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doux
 Definition
sweet
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duro
 Definition
hard, harsh
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espressivo
 Definition
with expression
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fermo
 Definition
firm, decided
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forza
 Definition
force
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fuoco
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fire
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gioco
 Definition
playful
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giusto
 Definition
strict, exact
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grandioso
 Definition
majestically
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grazioso
 Definition
elegantly
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grosso
 Definition
grand, full
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gusto
 Definition
taste
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incalzando
 Definition
getting faster
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l'istesso
 Definition
the same
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lagrimoso
 Definition
tearful
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lamentoso
 Definition
mournfully
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legando
 Definition
legato, connected
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legato
 Definition
connected
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lunga
 Definition
long
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ma
 Definition
but
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maestoso
 Definition
majestic
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marcato
 Definition
marked
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meno
 Definition
less
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molto
 Definition
very much
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morbido
 Definition
soft, tender
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mosso
 Definition
moved
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moto
 Definition
motion, speed
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non
 Definition
not
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parlando
 Definition
speaking
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parlato
 Definition
spoken
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pesante
 Definition
heavy
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piacere, a
 Definition
at pleasure
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piu
 Definition
more
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poco
 Definition
little
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quasi
 Definition
nearly
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riposo
 Definition
calm
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ritmico
 Definition
rhythmical
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senza
 Definition
without
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sotto
 Definition
below, under
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subito
 Definition
suddenly
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tanto
 Definition
too, so much
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tenuto
 Definition
held
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tornando
 Definition
returning
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troppo
 Definition
too
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