encore
Definition of the French term encore in music:
- even, still
- again, once more
- extra piece of music or song given at the conclusion of a performance (usually in response to applause from the audience)
Language
French
Combinations
French musical terms that include encore:
- cédez encore plus – give in even more...
- encore plus ralenti – even more slow
- encore plus vite – even faster
- encore soutenu – again sustained, again held
- pas encore – not yet
- plus encore – even more, still more
- pressez encore – hurrying again
- retenez encore – hold back again
Musical examples
Music scores that include encore:
- Charles Koechlin: 4 Poèmes de La bonne chanson (1901‑1902) Page 11
- Charles Koechlin: Horn Sonata (1918‑25) Page 5
- Claude Debussy: La plus que lente (1910) Page 5
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 5