Music Thesaurus
General meaning: speaking
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articolato |
clearly pronounced and phrased |
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declamando |
declaiming, declamatory |
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esclamato |
exclaimed, declaimed with emphasis |
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parlando |
in a speaking style; sung with clear enunciation; in piano playing, a clear, crisp non legato. |
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parlato |
spoken |
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pronunziato |
pronounced; marked |
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raccontando |
in a speaking style; narrating |
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recitando |
in a declamatory style |
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secco |
dry, simple; in recitatives, delivered quickly, with no rubato |
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straccicalando |
babbling |
A blue color indicates common terms that are familiar to musicians.
