sostenuti

Variant of sostenuto

sostenuto definition

sos·te·nuto (säs′tə no̵̅o̅t′ō; It sō̂s′te no̵̅o̅′tō̂)

adjective, adverb

played at a slower but sustained tempo, with each note held for its full value: often used as a musical direction

Etymology: It, pp. of sostenere < L sustinere, to sustain

noun pl. sostenutos -·tos or sostenuti -·ti (-tē)

a sostenuto passage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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