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Image
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Name
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Meaning
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Pianississimo
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Very Very Soft
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Pianissimo
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Very Soft
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Piano
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Soft
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Mezzo Piano
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Medium Soft
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Mezzo Forte
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Medium Loud
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Forte
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Loud
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Fortissimo
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Very Loud
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Fortississimo
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Very Very Loud
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Crescendo (cresc.)
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Becoming gradually louder
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Decrescendo (decresc.)
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Becoming gradually softer
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Diminuendo (dim.)
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Becoming gradually softer
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Messa di voce
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Becoming louder then softer
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cresc.
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Crescendo
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Becoming gradually louder
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dim.
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Diminuendo
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Becoming gradually softer
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Forte-piano
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Accented, then immediately soft
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Forzando
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Strongly accented
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Sforzando
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with sudden force or emphasis
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Rinforzando
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reinforced; emphasized
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Sforzato
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With sudden force
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