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Close overlapping of fugue voices
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stretto
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The term stretto (plural: stretti ) comes from the Italian past participle of stringere , and means "narrow", "tight", or "close". It applies in a close succession of statements of the subject in a fugue , especially in the final section. In stretto, the ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stretto \Stret"to\, n. [It., close or contacted, pressed.] (Mus.) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. [Written also stretta .]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context music English) Having gradually increasing speed. adv. (context music English) With gradually increasing speed. n. 1 (context music English) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the ...
Usage examples of stretto.
As for Stretto, he had seemed so humble, so circumspect, that Becken had been sure he had done the right thing.
But when the need of it came, it was not over the many shadowy businesses that Stretto conducted in the Senza.
Becken felt the edge of fear, sharpened by the certain knowledge that Stretto felt none.
He tried to imagine the other Stretto, the one who crawled below Canon law with as little regard for it as this one.
He could deal with Stretto later, but now he had to move before anyone knew.
Flatbush in the 1990s was a noisy stretto of drugs and aimless violence.
Instead he had a double cafferi stretto at a nearby bar and then set off to face whatever welcome awaited him at the Questura.
He had always prided himself on maintaining the volto sciolto, pensieri stretti rather better than most men, and here were illiterate tarpaulins comforting him for a distress that he could have sworn was perfectly undetectable.
As for Stretto, he had seemed so humble, so circumspect, that Becken had been sure he had done the right thing.
But if he had known that the gentleman was Dr Maturin, I do not think you need fear any disclosure: Waterhouse was the most secret man I have ever known, though he seemed so open - volte sciolto, pensieri stretti indeed.
Morirai per ogni capello grigio, comincerai a indossare camicie aperte in vita e catene d'oro e jeans stretti ai fianchi e ti farai di cocaina "perché questo ti fa sentire giovane come lei"?
Indossava un completo grigio antracite tanto lucido da scintillare, coi risvolti stretti che non erano più di moda da almeno vent'anni.
Richard aveva preso la metropolitana per Tottenham Court Road e ora stava camminando lungo Oxford Street diretto a ovest, il foglietto di carta ben stretto in mano.
Richard chiuse gli occhi stretti stretti, certo che se li avesse aperti e avesse visto il muro di roccia sotto di lui avrebbe sicuramente lasciato la presa per precipitare, precipitare, precipitare.
Questo è il mio numero», Bla, bla, bla e per tutto il tempo i suoi occhi sono stretti e brillanti e ogni cosa mi colpisce dritto al cuore e poi improvvisamente dice che deve andare via.