Useful facts

What does Ad Libitum mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Ad Libitum is At Liberty

What does Ritenuto mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Ritenuto is Hold back at a slower speed

What does Perdendosi mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Perdendosi is Dying away in sound and speed

Real names of actors - D

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Real names of actors beginnning with D

Damia (Marie-Louise Damien)

David Copperfield (David Seth Kotkin)

David Seville (Ross Bagdasarian)

Dean Martin (Dino Crocetti)

Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo)

Del Shannon (Charles Weedon Westover)

Dharmendra (Dharam Singh Deol)

Diane Keaton (Diane Hall)

Dilip Kumar (Yusuf Khan)

Dirk Bogarde (Derek van den Bogaerde)

Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff)

Duane Allman (Howard Duange Allman)

Real names of actors - C

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Real names om actors beginning with C

Carole Lombard (Jane Alice Peters)

Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander Leach)

Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Dorlac)

Cathy Carr (Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano)

Charlie Sheen (Carlos Irwin Estevez)

Charlton Heston (John Charles Carter)

Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian)

Cozy Powell (Colin Flooks)

See: Real names of famous actors

What does Adagio mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Adagio is Slow and leisurely

What does Larghetto Lento mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Larghetto Lento is Slowly

What does Tempo Primo mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Tempo Primo is Tempo same as the beginning

What does A Tempo mean?

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The meaning of the musical term A Tempo is Used to "resume original tempo"

What does Morendo mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Morendo is Dying away

What does Presto mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Presto is Extremely fast

What does Vivace mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Vivace is Very fast

What does Allegro mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Allegro is Fast and lively

What does Allegretto mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Allegretto is Moderately fast

What does Moderato mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Moderato is Moderately

What does Andantino mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Andantino is Slightly faster than Andante

What does Andante mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Andante is Moderately slow and flowing

What does Grave mean?

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The meaning of the musical term Grave is Very slow.

Real names of actors - B

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Real names of names beginning with B

Bela Lugosi (Be’la Ferenc Dezso Blasko)

Betty Hutton (Elizabeth June Thornburg)

Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)

Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt)

Buddy Clark (Samuel Goldberg)

Burt Holiday (Bonaldo Bonaldi)

See: Real names of famous actors

Real names of actors - A

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Real names of actors beginning with A

Albert Brooks (Albert Lawrence Einstein)

Alex Lifeson (Alexander Zivojinovich)

Alla Nazimova (Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon)

Alpha Blondy (Seydou Kon)

Anne Bancroft (Anna Maria Italiano)

Ashley Judd (Ashley Tyler Ciminella)

Ashok Kumar (Kumudlal Kanjilal Ganguly)

Real names of musicians from Sugar to 50 Cent

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Sugar (Stephanie Beard)

The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)

Timea Margot (Tmea Vgvlgyi)

Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)

Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury)

Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto)

Tot (Antonio de Curtis Gagliardi Griffo Focas Comneno)

Trent Reznor (Michael Trent Reznor)

Tr Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III)

Vangelis (Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou)

Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle)

Vic Reeves (Jim Moir)

Willy DeVille [William Borsay)

Ziggy Marley (David Nesta Marley)

2Pac (Tupac Shakur - born Lesane Crooks)

50 Cent (Curtis Jackson)

Real names of musicians from Muddy Waters to Sting

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Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)

Musidora (Jeanne Roques)

Natalie Portman (Natalie Hershlag)

Nelly (Cornell Haynes Jr.)

Nico (Christa Pffgen)

Nina Simone (Eunice Kathleen Waymon)

Ozzy Osbourne (John Osbourne)

Patti Page (Clara Ann Fowler)

Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney)

Paul Muni (Meshilem Meier Weisenfreud)

Paul Stanley (Stanley Harvey Eisen)

Pink (Alecia Moore)

Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)

Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd)

Queen Latifah (Dana Owens)

Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson)

Richard Clapton (Terry Gonk)

Rikki (Nakano Ritsuki)

Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)

Ritchie Valens (Ricardo Valenzuela)

Ronnie James Dio (Ronald Padavona)

Sandie Shaw (Sandra Goodrich)

Seal (Sealhenry Samuel)

Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll)

Shania Twain (Eileen Regina Edwards, later Eileen Regina Twain)

Shirley Strachan (Graeme Strachan)

Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritche; Later John Beverly)

Simone Signoret (Simone Kaminker)

Slash (Saul Hudson)

Slim Harpo (James Moore)

Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus)

Spike Jonze (Adam Spiegel)

Stevie Wonder (Steveland Morris)

Sting (Gordon Sumner)

Real names of musicians from Jal to Moby

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Jal (Rahel Krebs)

Jem (Jemma Grifftis)

Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch)

Jill Corey (Norma Jean Speranza)

J.J. Cale (Johnny Cale)

John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.)

Johnny Rotten (John Joseph Lydon)

Jon Stewart (Jonathon Leibowitz)

Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson)

Jos Jos (Jos Sosa)

Judy Garland (Frances Gumm)

Judy Holliday (Judith Tuvim)

Kitty Kallen (Genevieve Agostinello)

Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Germanotta)

Les Paul (Lester Polfuss)

Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)

LL Cool J (James Todd Smith)

Louis Armstrong (Daniel Louis Armstrong)

Lulu (singer) (Marie Lawrie)

Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone)

Mariah Carey (Maria Nuez)

Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner))

MCA (Adam Yauch)

Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday)

Mike D (Mike Diamond)

Mike Dirnt (Michael Pritchard)

Moby (Richard Melville Hall)

Real names of msuicians from Fatboy Slim to Iggy Pop

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Fatboy Slim (Quentin Cook, later Norman Cook)

Flea (Michael Balzary)

Frankie Valli (Francis Castelluccio)

Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz)

Freddie Mercury (Faroukh Bulsara)

Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit)

Gary Glitter (Paul Francis Gadd)

Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib)

Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz)

Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman)

Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman)

Georgious (Georges Guibourg)

Gribouille (Marie-France Gat)

Groucho Marx (Julius Henry Marx)

Guitar Slim (Guitar Slim|Eddie Jones)

Heino (Heinz Georg Kramm)

Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett)

Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson)

Ice T (Tracy Morrow)

Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.)

Real names of musicians from Eric Morecambe to The Edge

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The Edge (David Evans)

Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)

Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus)

Eminem (Marshall Mathers III)

Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold Dorsey)

Eric Clapton (Eric Clapp)

Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholemew)