souple
Definition of the French term souple in music:
- flexible, supple
Language
French
Singular
souple
Plural
souples
Combinations
French musical terms that include souple:
- modéré et souple – moderate tempo and flexibly
- modéré et très souple – moderate tempo and very flexibly
- plus souple – very flexible
- rythme plus souple – more flexible rhythm
- très souple – very flexible
Musical examples
Music scores that include souple:
- Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) Page 5
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 5
Related terms
French musical terms related to souple:
- sautillant – hopping, skipping, springing, bouncing
- sautillé – hopped, skipped, springed, bounced...
- souplement – flexibly, supplely
- souplesse – flexibility, suppleness