pressant
Definition of the French term pressant in music:
- pressing on, hurrying, accelerating
Language
French
Combinations
French musical terms that include pressant:
- en pressant – while pressing on, while hurrying, while accelerat...
Musical examples
Music scores that include pressant:
- Guy Ropartz: Quatre Odelettes (1913) Page 9
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 4
Related terms
French musical terms related to pressant:
- accélérant – accelerating
- accélérer – to speed up, to accelerate, to quicken
- accélérez – accelerate, quicken
- presser – to press on, to hurry, to accelerate
- pressez – press on, hurry, accelerate (imperative)