SOSTENUTO

Etymology

Adverb

sostenuto (not comparable)

(music) played in a sustained manner beyond the notes normal value

Noun

sostenuto (plural sostenutos)

A note or passage marked to be sustained

Anagrams

• ostentous

Source: Wiktionary


Sos`te*nu"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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