dureté – Definition in music

Definition of the French term dureté in music:

harshness, toughness

Language

French

Singular

dureté

Plural

duretés

French musical terms that include dureté:

sans dureté – without harshness

Music scores that include dureté:

Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 4

French musical terms related to dureté:

âpre – harsh, bitter, fierce
âpreté – harshness, bitterness, fierceness
cinglant – biting, harsh
dur – harsh, tough...
grossier – rough, coarse
grossiérement – roughly, rudely
rude – rough, hard, tough, crude, harsh
rudement – roughly, approximately...
strident – strident, rough, harsh