anima
Definition of the Italian term anima in music:
- soul
- spirit
- sound post (of a stringed instrument)
- core
Language
Italian
Singular
anima
Plural
anime
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include anima:
- adagio con molto anima – slowly with much soul...
- allegretto con anima – moderately fast with soul...
- allegro con anima – fast with soul...
- andante con anima – moderately slow with soul...
- con anima – with soul, with spirit
- moderato con anima – moderate tempo with soul...
- molto anima – much soul
- registro ad anima – flue pipe (organ pipe that produces sound by direc...
Musical examples
Music scores that include anima:
- Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 (1837) Page 2
- Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller: Firenze (ca. 1915) Page 1
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (1888) Page 2
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to anima:
- alma – (obsolete meaning) soul, spirit
- animo – spirit, animation...
- animosamente – spiritedly, with energy
- animosissimo – very spirited, very animated...
- animoso – spirited, animated...
- spirito – spirit
- spiritosamente – spiritedly (in a lively manner)
- spiritoso – spirited, lively, animated
- spirituoso – spirited, lively, animated