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7106390234con sordini (or con sord.)with mutes0
7106390658senza sordini (or senza sord.)without mutes1
7106390659arcoplay with the bow (a direction after pizzicato)2
7106393545down bow3
7106393851VUp bow4
7106396169a slur over or under notes means that they are to be played in one stroke of the bow (either up or down)5
7106396804pizzicatoplucked6
7106396932sul Gplay on the G string7
7106397251sul ponticelloplay near the bridge8
7106397664una corda (literally "one string")press the left pedal9
7106397888tre corde (literally "three strings")release the left pedal10
7106398106press/release the right pedal11
7106398495manomano sinistra or m.s. (left hand); mano destra or m.d. (right hand)12
7106399899spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting from the bottom note13
7106400458affettuosotenderly14
7106400459affrettandohurrying15
7106400542amabileamiable, pleasant16
7106400707appassionatowith passion17
7106400708calandogetting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)18
7106401077cantandosinging19
7106401088comeas, similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)20
7106401729facileeasy21
7106402077fuocofire22
7106402078giustoproper, exact (tempo giusto: in strict time)23
7106402664l'istessothe same (l'istesso tempo: at the same speed)24
7106405018morendodying away25
7106405272nientenothing26
7106405510nobilmentenobly27
7106405511perdendosidying away28
7106405778possibilepossible (presto possibile: as fast as possible)29
7106406111quasias if, resembling30
7106406275sonororesonant, with rich tone31
7106406280sopraabove32
7106406532sottobelow (below voce: in an undertone)33
7106406660veloceswift34
7106406661vocevoice35
7106407290àto, at36
7106408529animéanimated, lively37
7106408611assezenough, sufficiently38
7106408906avecwith39
7106408907cédezyield, relax the speed40
7106409251doucesweet41
7106409592en dehorsprominent (a direction to make a melody stand out)42
7106409864etand43
7106409974légèrementlight44
7106410294lentslow45
7106410295maisbut46
7106410685moinsless47
7106410686modéréat a moderate speed48
7106411102nonnot49
7106411417peulittle50
7106411418plusmore51
7106413674presserhurry (en pressant: hurrying on)52
7106413920ralentirslow down53
7106414290retenuheld back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)54
7106414744sanswithout55
7106414882trèsvery56
7106414998un, uneone57
7106414999viflively58
7106415129vitequick59

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