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return to regular speed
a tempo
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gradually get louder
crescendo (cresc.)
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gradually get softer (decresc.)
decresendo
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gradually get softer (dim.)
diminuendo
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hold longer, pause
fermata
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smooth bowing, no pause between notes
legato
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slowing gradually
ritardando (rit.)
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detached, stopped bows on the string
staccato
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play with emphasis
accent
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very loud
fortissimo (ff)
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medium loud
mezzo forte (mf)
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medium soft
mezzo piano (mp)
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very soft
pianissimo (pp)
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pluck the string
pizzicato (pizz.)
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conncts two or more different notes in one bow
slur
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connects two or more of the same note in one bow
tie
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gradually getting faster
accelerando
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fast, quick lively tempo
allegro
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moderately slow, at walking tempo
andante
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return to beggining, play to the end ("fine")
D.C. al Fine
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return to sign, play to the end ("Fine")
D.S. al Fine
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loud, then immediatly soft
forte-piano (fp)
-
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becoming gradualy slower
rallentando (rall.)
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suddenly accented, forced
sforzando (sfz)
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slow tempo, slower than andante
adagio
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with the mute
con sordino
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piece for a soloist with ochestral accompaniment
concerto
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slight pause between notes, one note per bow
détaché
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study or exercise stressing a technical problem
etude
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the distance between two notes
interval
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less motion, slower
meno mosso
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more motion, faster
piú mosso
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without the mute
senza sordino
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bow is bounced, clearly articulated
spiccato
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sustained, hold for full value
tenuto
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first note of scale, pitch on which a key is centered
tonic (I)
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very fast, vivacious and full of life
vivace
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