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Accelerando
Definition
Increase speed
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Arco
Definition
Bow is used in usual way
Strings aren't plucked
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L’istesso (lo stesso)
Definition
The same speed
Beat remains the same when meter changes or...
Return to the previous speed of the music
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Marcato
Definition
Marked
With accentuation
Play every note as if it were to be accented
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Meno
Definition
Less (meno mosso = less movement)
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Mezzo
Definition
Literally "half"
(Mezzo forte = half loud
Mezzo piano = half soft)
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Moreno
Definition
Gradually dying away in dynamics and possibly tempo
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Molto
Definition
Very much
(Examples: allegro molto, molto vivace, molto piano)
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Peu
Definition
"Little"
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Più
Definition
"More"
(Examples: più forte = louder, più lento = slower)
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Rubato
Definition
Literally "stolen"
Allows a player a measure of freedom in performance, especially with tempo
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Sans
Definition
Without
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Secco
Definition
Dry
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Senza
Definition
"Without"
Found in performance directions such as "senza sordino" = without mute
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Sordino
Definition
A mute, or a damper in the case of the piano
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Sotto voce
Definition
Dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental volume
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Stringendo
Definition
Gradually getting faster with a pressing forward or acceleration of the tempo (literally, tightening or narrowing)
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Subito
Definition
Suddenly
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Tacet
Definition
Silent; do not play
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Tutti
Definition
"All"
Used to distinguish the part of a solo instrument from that of the rest of the section or orchestra
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