espressione – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term espressione in music:

expression

Language

Italian

Singular

espressione

Plural

espressioni

Variant

expressione

Abbreviation

espress.

Alt. abbreviations

espr.esp.

Italian musical terms that include espressione:

adagio con espressione – slowly with expression...
adagio con gran espressione – slowly with great expression...
adagio con molto espressione – slowly with much 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 – with expression
con espressione dolente – with sorrowful expression
con molto espressione – with much expression
dolce con espressione – sweet and with expression
gran espressione – great expression
grazioso e con espressione – graceful and with expression
larghetto con molto espressione – somewhat slow with much expression...
largo con espressione – slow with expression...
largo con gran espressione – slow with great expression...
lento con espressione – slow with expression...
lento con gran espressione – slow with great expression...
ma con profonda espressione – but with deep expression
moderato con espressione – moderate tempo with expression...
molta espressione – much expression
molto espressione – much expression
segno d'espressione – expression mark
senza espressione – without expression
sostenuto con espressione – sustained (in duration) with expression

Music scores that include espressione:

Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 10
Charles Dupee Blake: Abendlied (1873) Page 2
Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 7
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 2
Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (1841) Page 9

Italian musical terms related to espressione:

espressivo – expressive, expressively
sensibilmente – sensibly, expressively