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  • Sostenuto
    Sustained
  • Accelerando
    Gradually get faster
  • Da Capo
    Go back to the beginning
  • Piu
    More
  • Interval
    The distance between two notes.
  • Poco a poco
    Little by little
  • Tutti
    The entire orchestra - all together - sometimes alternates with a solo section.
  • Solo
    Only one person playing
  • Con moto
    With motion
  • Legato
    Smooth
  • Crescendo
    Gradually get louder
  • Mezzo
    Medium
  • Decrescendo
    Gradually get softer
  • Col legno
    Play with the stick
  • Octave
    An interval of an 8th. Eight notes apart.
  • Subito
    Suddenly
  • Ritardando
    Gradually slow down
  • Pizzicato
    Plucking the strings
  • Molto
    Much, very
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