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| | :'''Afettuoso''' - affectionate, with tender emotion<br> | | :'''Afettuoso''' - affectionate, with tender emotion<br> |
| | :'''Agitato''' - agitated, restless and wild<br> | | :'''Agitato''' - agitated, restless and wild<br> |
| − | :'''Alleggretto''' - moderately quick movement, somewhat slower than ''allegro''<br> | + | :'''Allegretto''' - moderately quick movement, somewhat slower than ''allegro''<br> |
| − | :'''Alleggro''' - lively (sometimes used with other qualifiers)<br> | + | :'''Allegro''' - lively (sometimes used with other qualifiers)<br> |
| | :'''Andante''' - a moderate tempo (walking pace)<br> | | :'''Andante''' - a moderate tempo (walking pace)<br> |
| | + | :'''Assai''' - very (as in "allegro assai" = very lively)<br> |
| | + | :'''Brio''' - brilliant; usually "con brio" = with vivacity, energy, fire<br> |
| | + | :'''Cantabile''' - singable<br> |
| | :'''Forte''' - loud<br> | | :'''Forte''' - loud<br> |
| | :'''Fortissimo''' - very loud<br> | | :'''Fortissimo''' - very loud<br> |
| | + | :'''Grazioso''' - graceful<br> |
| | :'''Largetto''' - slow and broad but less so than ''largo''<br> | | :'''Largetto''' - slow and broad but less so than ''largo''<br> |
| | :'''Largo''' - slow and broad<br> | | :'''Largo''' - slow and broad<br> |
| | + | :'''Lento''' - same as "largo"<br> |
| | + | :'''Maestoso''' - majestic<br> |
| | + | :'''Molto''' - very, much<br> |
| | + | :'''Non troppo''' - not too much (as in "allegro non troppo" = lively but not too lively)<br> |
| | :'''Piano''' - soft, abbreviated<br> | | :'''Piano''' - soft, abbreviated<br> |
| | :'''Pianissimo''' - very soft and abbreviated<br> | | :'''Pianissimo''' - very soft and abbreviated<br> |
| | + | :'''poco''' - little<br> |
| | :'''Presto''' - originally lively, but later the fastest speed in normal use<br> | | :'''Presto''' - originally lively, but later the fastest speed in normal use<br> |
| | + | :'''Sostenuto''' - sustained<br> |
| | :'''Prestissimo''' - the fastest speed possible<br> | | :'''Prestissimo''' - the fastest speed possible<br> |
| | :'''Vivace''' - lively | | :'''Vivace''' - lively |
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| | [[Category:Musical terms]] | | [[Category:Musical terms]] |