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

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    Italian term Literal translation Definition Lacuna: gap: A silent pause in a piece of music Ossia: from o ("or") + sia ("that it be") A secondary passage of music which may be played in place of the original Ostinato: stubborn, obstinate: A repeated motif or phrase in a piece of music Pensato: thought out: A composed imaginary note Ritornello ...

  3. Tenore di grazia - Wikipedia

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    Tenore di grazia, also called leggero tenor [a] (graceful, light, and lightweight tenor, respectively), is a lightweight, flexible tenor voice type. [2] [3] The tenor roles written in the early 19th-century Italian operas are invariably leggero tenor roles, especially those by Rossini such as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri, Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, and Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia ...

  4. Messa di voce - Wikipedia

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    Verdi's "Pace! Pace, mio Dio", from La Forza del destino, is a later example in the transition from bel canto singing. Messa di voce became less common in the less stylized, speech-like singing of Romantic music of the mid- and late nineteenth century. In the popular music of the West, messa di voce became even less common.

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    The practice of using solo voices on each musical line or part in choral music. ordinario (ord.) (Ital.) or position ordinaire (Fr.) In bowed string music, an indication to discontinue extended techniques such as sul ponticello, sul tasto or col legno, and return to normal playing. The same as "naturale". organ trio

  6. Improvisation in music therapy - Wikipedia

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    Methodical means that music therapy always proceeds in an orderly fashion. It involves three basic steps: assessment, treatment, and evaluation. Treatment is the part of a music therapy process in which the therapist engages the client in various musical experiences, employing specific methods and in-the-moment techniques.

  7. Italian phonology - Wikipedia

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    In Italian phonemic distinction between long and short vowels is rare and limited to a few words and one morphological class, namely the pair composed by the first and third person of the historic past in verbs of the third conjugation—compare sentii (/senˈtiː/, "I felt/heard'), and sentì (/senˈti/, "he felt/heard").

  8. Ossia - Wikipedia

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    Ossia (Italian:) is a musical term for an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage. The word ossia comes from the Italian for "alternatively" and was originally spelled o sia, meaning "or be it". [1] Ossia passages are very common in opera and solo-piano works.

  9. Passaggio - Wikipedia

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    Passaggio (Italian pronunciation: [pasˈsaddʒo]) is a term used in classical singing to describe the transition area between the vocal registers.The passaggi (plural) of the voice lie between the different vocal registers, such as the chest voice, where any singer can produce a powerful sound, the middle voice, and the head voice, where a penetrating sound is accessible, but usually only ...