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musical terms for sohphomore prof
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Undergraduate 2
12/06/2011
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Accelerando
 Definition
gradually faster
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A2/ a due
 Definition
For two (duet)
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Ad libitum
 Definition
at liberty
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Adagio
 Definition
slow and expressive
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agitato
 Definition
fast/excited
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alla breve
 Definition
cut time
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allargando
 Definition
slower and broadening
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allegretto
 Definition
moderately quick
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allegro
 Definition
quick and lively
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allmahlich
 Definition
gradually
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amoroso
 Definition
loving tender
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andante
 Definition
walking tempo 76-108
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andantino
 Definition
slightly faster than walking tempo
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animato/anime/animando
 Definition
lively
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A piacere
 Definition
at pleasure
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aperto
 Definition
open-clear-unstopped
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appasionato
 Definition
with passion
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assai
 Definition
very
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a tempo
 Definition
starting tempo
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attacca
 Definition
without pause
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ausrucksvoll
 Definition
expressive
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avec
 Definition
with
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ben/bene
 Definition
well
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bewegt
 Definition
quickly with movement
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blechblaser
 Definition
brass ensemble
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bravura
 Definition
virtuosic passage
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breit
 Definition
broadly tempo 40-60
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brilliante
 Definition
have passage stand out
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brio
 Definition
vigor
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cadenza
 Definition
improvised passage
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calando
 Definition
quietly
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cantabile
 Definition
singingly
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cedez
 Definition
softer/slower
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col/colla
 Definition
follow
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come
 Definition
like
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come prima
 Definition
like at first (tempo)
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comodo
 Definition
comfortable easy
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con
 Definition
with
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cor/corno
 Definition
horn
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crescendo
 Definition
gradually louder
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cuivre
 Definition
brass
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da capo D.C
 Definition
From the beginning
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dal segno D.S.
 Definition
from the sign
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Dampfer
 Definition
with mute
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deciso
 Definition
determined
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diminuedo/decrescendo
 Definition
gradually softer
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dolce
 Definition
sweetly
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dolore
 Definition
sad mornful
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doux
 Definition
sweet and soft
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drangend
 Definition
move on accellerating
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eilend
 Definition
unhurried
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en dehors
 Definition
prominent standout
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encore
 Definition
following piece
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energico
 Definition
with energy
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espressivo/expressif
 Definition
expressively
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etude
 Definition
musical study
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etwas
 Definition
'somewhat' in regards to tempo
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facile
 Definition
easily
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feierlich
 Definition
solemn
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fermata
 Definition
to hold
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feroce
 Definition
fiercely
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fine
 Definition
end
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flatterzunge
 Definition
fluttertongue
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fliessend
 Definition
flowing
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forte/fortissimo
 Definition
loud/loudly
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forza
 Definition
force
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fuoco
 Definition
fiery
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furioso
 Definition
furiously/fast
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G.P.
 Definition
Grand pause
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Gedampft
 Definition
muted
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gemachlich
 Definition
at your ease
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getragen
 Definition
sustained
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giocoso
 Definition
merry playful
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giusto
 Definition
in exact time
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glissando
 Definition
slur
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grandioso
 Definition
grand noble style
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grave
 Definition
slow tempo
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grazioso
 Definition
graceful
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grosso
 Definition
all i.e. concert grosso
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Gusto
 Definition
with zest
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hauptstimme
 Definition
principle voice
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heftig
 Definition
violent
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hervortretend
 Definition
more emphesized
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immer
 Definition
continually
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impetuoso
 Definition
imposing in a festive manner
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kraftig
 Definition
strongly
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lamentoso
 Definition
mornfully
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langsam
 Definition
slow
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largamente
 Definition
broadly
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larghetto
 Definition
a little bit broad
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largo
 Definition
slow and dignified
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leghaft
 Definition
quickly
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legato
 Definition
smooth articulation
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leggiero/leger
 Definition
light and delicate
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lento/lent
 Definition
slow
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liberamente
 Definition
freely
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licenza
 Definition
with a certain freedom
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l'istesso/stesso
 Definition
the same
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lontano/lointain
 Definition
as from a distance
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lunga
 Definition
long as in 'long pause'
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ma
 Definition
but
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M.M
 Definition
metronome marking
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maestoso
 Definition
majesticly
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marcato
 Definition
marked
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massig
 Definition
moderate
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meno
 Definition
less
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mezzo
 Definition
moderately
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mit
 Definition
with
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moderato/modere
 Definition
affects tempo a bit slower
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moins
 Definition
less
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molto
 Definition
very
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morendo
 Definition
gradually dying away
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mosso
 Definition
rapid
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moto
 Definition
motion
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muta
 Definition
change -as in change keys
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nicht
 Definition
not
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niente
 Definition
from nothing
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non
 Definition
not
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non troppo
 Definition
not too much
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ohne
 Definition
without
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ossia
 Definition
aternatively
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otez
 Definition
off
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perdendosi
 Definition
losing volume
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pesante
 Definition
pesant like
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peu
 Definition
little
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piano/pianissimo
 Definition
soft/very soft
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pistons
 Definition
part of brass instruments
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piu
 Definition
more
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plus
 Definition
more
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poco
 Definition
little
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poco a poco
 Definition
little by little
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portamento/portato
 Definition
carrying to carry
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posaune
 Definition
trombone
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pressez
 Definition
accelerando
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presto/prestissimo
 Definition
quick very quickly
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primo/primo
 Definition
first
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quasi
 Definition
as if
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rallentando
 Definition
slowing down
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reprise
 Definition
repeat
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retenu
 Definition
hold back
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rinforzando
 Definition
reinforced
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risoluto
 Definition
resolute, bold, resolved
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ritardando/ritard
 Definition
slowing down
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ritenuto
 Definition
held back momentarily
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rubato
 Definition
rhythmic flexibility
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ruhig
 Definition
calm
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sans
 Definition
without
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scherzando
 Definition
playfully
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schleppend
 Definition
slowly dragging
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schnell(er)
 Definition
fast
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sec/secco
 Definition
dry
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segno
 Definition
sign
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segue
 Definition
moving onward
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sehr
 Definition
very
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semplice
 Definition
simple
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sempre
 Definition
always
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senza
 Definition
without
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sforzando/forzando
 Definition
pushed attack
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simile
 Definition
in the same manner
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sonore
 Definition
full deep rich sound
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sordine/sordino/sourdine
 Definition
muted
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sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
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sotto voce
 Definition
under the voice
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spirito/spiritoso
 Definition
with spirit
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staccato
 Definition
accented short
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stringendo
 Definition
gradually faster
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subito
 Definition
suddenly
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tacet
 Definition
don't play
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tenuto
 Definition
held
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tranquillo
 Definition
tranquilly
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tres
 Definition
very
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tromba
 Definition
trumpet
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trompeten
 Definition
old trumpet instrument
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troppo
 Definition
fast
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tutta forza
 Definition
full power
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tutti
 Definition
together
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un
 Definition
a
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veloce
 Definition
played rapidly
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via
 Definition
with -'mute'
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vif
 Definition
lively
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vivace
 Definition
very fast
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vivo
 Definition
with life
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volta
 Definition
musical repeats
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volti
 Definition
to turn
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V.S.
 Definition
turn suddenly
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vorwarts
 Definition
forward
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zart
 Definition
tender
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zeitmass
 Definition
tempo
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zuruckhaltend
 Definition
held back
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