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Terminology

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a due   to be played by both, as by first and second flute  
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avec   with  
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colla parte   with the other part; often refers to accomodating the soloist at that place in the score  
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come prima   as before  
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con   with; seen in other forms as a contraction with the article in Italian  
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en dehors   out in front of; means the part so marked should be projected through the ensemble; it must be heard  
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erstes mal   the first time  
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etwas   somewhat  
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forte possible   as loud as possible  
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frappe; frapper   the downbeat; to beat a time  
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gleich   quickly  
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glissez; glisser   slide; to slide  
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immer   always  
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l'istesso   the same  
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marcato   marked, accented  
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meno   less  
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mezzo   half  
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modo   style, manner  
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morendo   dying away  
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moto   motion  
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muta   change  
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ohne   without  
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ossia   otherwise  
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petit   little  
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piacere, a piacere   at pleasure  
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piu   more  
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ripieno   similar to tutti  
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sans   without  
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schnell   quick, rapid, presto  
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scordatura   tuning contrary to the normal  
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sec, secco   dry, very short  
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segue   follow  
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sehr   very  
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senza   without  
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smorzando   suddently dying away  
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sotto voce   in an undertone, soft voice  
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stentato   labored  
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stimme   a single voice or part in the score  
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strepitoso   noisily  
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strisciando, strisciato   legato motion, smooth  
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subito   suddenly  
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troppo   too much  
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tutti   the whole ensemble  
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unisoni   in unison  
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accelerando   gradually increasing the tempo  
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ad libitum   at liberty  
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affrettando   excitedly, increasing the tempo  
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a punto   exactly in rhythm  
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langsam, langsamer   slow, slower  
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rubato   varying the note values within the rhythm, not strictly as written  
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stretto   condensing, accelerating the tempo  
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stringendo   accelerating the tempo  
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tacet   silent; usually means the particular instrument does not play in that movement of the work  
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taglio   a cut  
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takt   the time, the measure, rhythmically; sometimes, an accenting of the first beat in the measure  
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tempo rubato   not strictly in tempo  
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