con espressione – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term con espressione in music:

with expression

Language

Italian

Variant

con expressione

Abbreviation

con espress.

Alt. abbreviations

con espr.con esp.

Italian musical terms that include con espressione:

adagio con espressione – slowly with expression...
allegretto con espressione – moderately fast with expression...
andante con espressione – moderately slow with expressiveness...
andantino con espressione – slightly faster than andante with expressiveness...
cantabile con espressione – singable (in a singing style) with expression
con espressione dolente – with sorrowful expression
dolce con espressione – sweet and with expression
grazioso e con espressione – graceful and with expression
largo con espressione – slow with expression...
lento con espressione – slow with expression...
moderato con espressione – moderate tempo with expression...
sostenuto con espressione – sustained (in duration) with expression

Music scores that include con espressione:

Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 10
Charles Dupee Blake: Abendlied (1873) Page 2
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 2
Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (1841) Page 9

Italian musical terms related to con espressione:

con – with
espressione – expression