- mezzo piano
- adjective or adverb Etymology: Italian Date: 1811 moderately soft — used as a direction in music
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mezzo piano
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mezzo-piano — /metˈsō or medˈzō pyäˈnō, also pē äˈnō/ (music) adverb Moderately softly adjective Moderately soft ORIGIN: Ital … Useful english dictionary
mezzo piano — /pee ah noh/, Music. somewhat louder than piano but softer than forte; moderately soft. [1805 15; < It: lit., half soft] * * * … Universalium
mezzo piano — mez′zo pia′no [[t]piˈɑ noʊ[/t]] adj. adv. mad mus louder than piano but softer than forte; moderately soft • Etymology: 1805–15; < It: lit., half soft … From formal English to slang
mezzo piano — 1. adjective (musical direction) moderately soft Syn: mp 2. adverb (musical direction) moderately soft Syn: mp … Wiktionary
mezzo piano — ит. [мэ/дзо пиа/но] не очень тихо … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
mezzo piano — adverb & adjective Music moderately soft or softly … English new terms dictionary
mezzo piano — adjective (or adverb) Etymology: Italian : moderately soft used as a direction in music … Useful english dictionary
Piano (nuance) — Nuance (solfège) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nuance. Les symboles de nuance pour piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte. Dans la m … Wikipédia en Français
Mezzo — is the Italian word for half , middle or medium . It is pronounced /ˈmɛtso/ in English, but /ˈmɛddzo/ in Italian. In music, mezzo is the beginning of various Italian musical terms Mezzo forte (musical notation), a musical term meaning medium loud … Wikipedia
mezzo forte — 1. adjective Louder then mezzo piano, but softer than forte. Syn: mf 2. adverb Louder then mezzo piano, but softer than forte. Syn: mf … Wiktionary
