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D
Da capo
Dal segno
Decrescendo
Diminuendo
Divertimento
Divertissement
Double bass
Double bassoon
Dramatic soprano
Drame lyrique
Dramma giocoso
Dramma per musica
Drum
Duet
Duo
Dynamics

E
Echo
Elegy
English horn
Ensemble
Entr’acte
Entrée
Etude
Exposition

F
Fagott
Fairy-tale opera
Falsetto
Fanfare
Fantasy
Farsa
Favola in musica
Festa teatrale
Fiddle
Finale
Flat
Flautist
Flute
Follia, La
Forte
Fortepiano
Fugue

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