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Glossary of French Terms alto: viola animé: lively assez vif et bien rythmé: quite spiritedly and rhythmically augmentez: crescendo aussi... . que possible: as . avec passion: with passion bien chanté: molto cantabile calme: calm. cédez: slacken décidé: firmly doux, doucement: soft, softly du talon: with the nut of the bow en animant: becoming livelier en dehors: prominently en diminuant: diminuendo énergique: energetic en Saffaiblissant: diminuendo en séloignant: growing distant en serrant: speeding up, stringendo et: and expressif: expressive jusqu’a la fin: up to the end léger, lég(éremen)t: lightly marqué: marcato méme: same mettez: put (on) . as possible modéré: moderate modérément: moderately mouvementé: lively Gtez: remove passioné: impassioned pas trop: not too peu: little peu a peu: gradually plus: more presse2: speed up, stringendo retenu: ritenuto sans ralentir: without slackening (the pace) serrez: speed up, stringendo sourdine: mute soutenu: sostenuto suivez: colla parte sur la touche: on the fingerboard, sulla tastiera toujours: always tranquille: tranquil tres: very un peu: alittle Dif: spirited violon: violin violoncelle: cello vite: quickly vii Ill And"? di ment expressif a0 =.) sourdine ‘Sourdine ourdine i »— are errse. > a Quartet in G Minor, Op. 1027 ———S wo — Keele ——— t ‘dim we pee 28 Claude Debussy Bice be soarioe tee bx sourdne tex Ia sonrdio Stee ls sourdive pin dchors ob expressif Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10. 29 entee peu pew et serres le [| a Ne a SO paurpmentes lonjours 30 Claude Debussy SL — lmctter Ia kanedine im ? 3 Sa ‘ in yp — ‘wetter bs

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