aperto – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term aperto in music:

open
clear, distinct
broad in style
without mute (on wind instruments)
with sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that makes notes continue to sound)
on an open string (on string instruments)
the first ending of a repeated passage (the second ending is called "chiuso")

Language

Italian

Singular

aperto (m)aperta (f)

Plural

aperti (m)aperte (f)

Synonym

(4) prima volta

Italian musical terms that include aperto:

allegro aperto – fast and open (where open may be interpreted as br...
canone aperto – canon written out in full
positivo aperto – unenclosed choir division (not placed inside a swe...

Music scores that include aperto:

Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 2
Pietro Yon: Organ Sonata No. 2 (1917) Page 6
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 6 (1776) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to aperto:

alza il sordino – remove the mute...
leva il sordino – remove the mute...
levano successivamente i sordini – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
non sordino – not muted...
scoperto – uncovered, undamped (remove mute)
sempre senza sordino – always without mute...
senza sordino – without mute...
si leva il sordino – remove the mute...
sine sordino – without mute...
togliere la sordina – remove the mute...
via sordina – remove the mute...
via sordino – remove the mute...