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  2. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    "Slowly but steadily." Comes before other terms; e.g. poco a poco crescendo ("increasing little by little") ma non tanto: but not so much: Comes after other terms; e.g. adagio ma non tanto ("not quite at ease") ma non troppo: but not too much: Comes after other terms; e.g. allegro ma non troppo ("not too joyful") Meno: less

  3. Illusionistic ceiling painting - Wikipedia

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    Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe-l'œil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two ...

  4. Talk:List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    6 Why Italian terms are used in music. 1 comment. ... 8 Italian Word for Italian Words in Music? 1 comment. 9 Clarification on where "arco" is shown. 2 comments. 10 ...

  5. Glossary of Italian music - Wikipedia

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    Italian music terminology consists of words and phrases used in the discussion of the music of Italy. Some Italian music terms are derived from the common Italian language. Others come from Spanish, or Neapolitan, Sicilian, Sardinian or other regional languages of Italy. The terms listed here describe a genre, song form, dance, instrument ...

  6. Messa di voce - Wikipedia

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    Messa di voce [ˈmessa di ˈvoːtʃe] (Italian: placing of the voice) is a singing technique and musical ornament most idiomatically on a single pitch while executing a crescendo and diminuendo. It requires sustained control [1] and masterly singing technique. It should not be confused with mezza voce, meaning to sing at half voice or half ...

  7. Classical guitar technique - Wikipedia

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    Classical guitar techniques can be organized broadly into subsections for the right hand, the left hand, and miscellaneous techniques. In guitar, performance elements such as musical dynamics (loudness or softness) and tonal/timbral variation are mostly determined by the hand that physically produces the sound. In other words, the hand that ...

  8. Italian modern and contemporary art - Wikipedia

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    The artists supported the Fascist regime and their work became associated with the state propaganda department, although Mussolini reprimanded Sarfatti for using his name and the name of Fascism to promote Novecento. [3] The name of the movement (which means 1900s) was a deliberate reference to Italian art in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  9. List of Italian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Italian fencing style: towards the end of '500, the Italian style, putting an emphasis on skills and speed instead of force, spread across Europe, with fencing being instituted as an art. Italians used a lighter weapon, the rapier , finely balanced and fabulous for attack, together with a style of fencing that was, at the same time, simple ...