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| freely; not in strict time |
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| cut time; two beats to the measure; one beat to each half note |
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| at pleasure; equivalent of ad libitum |
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| a grace note which takes the accent and part of the time value of the following principal note; often called long grace note |
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| low. 8va bassa means play the notes an octave lower than written |
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| gradually softer and slower |
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| alike in pitch but different in notation |
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| a group of grace notes; a turn |
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| at the same tempo as the previous passage or movement |
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| an embellishment of two or more notes that make up a very short trill |
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| otherwise; or else: indicating another way of playing a passage |
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| robbing or taking from the notes their strict time value by alternately hurrying and retarding for the purpose of expression |
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| pressing; accelerating the tempo |
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