retenez
Definition of the French term retenez in music:
- hold back, keep back, stop (imperative)
- hold, keep, reserve, book (imperative)
- remember (imperative)
Language
French
Combinations
French musical terms that include retenez:
- retenez encore – hold back again
- retenez un peu – hold back a little
Musical examples
Music scores that include retenez:
- Florent Schmitt: Légende (1918) Page 10
- Jacques Offenbach: Robinson Crusoé (1867) Page 3
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 1
- Reynaldo Hahn: 7 Chansons grises (1887‑1890) Page 2
- Reynaldo Hahn: 7 Chansons grises (1887‑1890) Page 7
Related terms
French musical terms related to retenez:
- arrêt – stop...
- arrêter – to stop, to cut off, to halt...
- arrêtez – stop (imperative), cut off (imperative), halt (imp...
- bouché – stopped (close the bell of the instrument with the...
- bouchez – stop (instruction to close the bell of the instrum...
- quittez – leave...
- retenant – holding back, keeping back, stopping...
- retenir – to hold back, to keep back, to stop...