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Old Mar 27 2008, 6:43 AM
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Does it make sense to use it for words which aren't a musical standard though? Pianissimo, allegretto, grave, con fuoco, col legno tratto all the way (or a "new combination" with well-known terms such as molto/poco/subito/pił/meno/etc.); but if there's a term that isn't used frequently in music and you can't expect every musician to understand it, you might as well use English (or the language of your performers if you know who it will be). (Plus, there are of course standard musical terms that are used much more frequently in other languages than Italian.)
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