soutenu
Definition of the French term soutenu in music:
- sustained, held
Language
French
Singular
soutenu (m)soutenue (f)
Plural
soutenus (m)soutenues (f)
Combinations
French musical terms that include soutenu:
- encore soutenu – again sustained, again held
- très soutenu – very sustained, very held
Musical examples
Music scores that include soutenu:
- Charles Koechlin: Horn Sonata (1918‑25) Page 9
- Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) Page 2
- Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 5
- Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 13
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) Page 2
Related terms
French musical terms related to soutenu:
- tenu – held (direction to hold or sustain the notes for t...