meno – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term meno in music:

less

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

men.

Italian musical terms that include meno:

ma poco a poco meno – but gradually less
meno allegro – less fast
meno andante – slower
meno animato – less lively
meno forte – less loudly
meno lento – less slow
meno mosso – slower at once...
meno pianissimo – less very soft
meno piano – less soft
meno presto – less fast
meno sonoro – less sonorous
meno tosto – less quick
meno tranquillo – less calm
meno vivace – less fast and lively
meno vivo – less alive, less lively
poco a poco meno – gradually less
poco a poco meno mosso – gradually less moving
poco meno – a little less
poco meno allegro – a little less fast
poco meno che prima – a little less than first
poco meno forte – a little less loud
poco meno mosso – a little less moving
poco meno piano – a little less soft
poco meno presto – a little less fast
quasi meno mosso – almost less moved (slower)
un poco meno – a little less
un poco meno allegro – a little less fast
un poco meno lento – a little less slow
un poco meno mosso – a little less moved
un poco meno moto – a little less motion
un poco meno piano – a little less soft
un poco meno presto – a little less fast
un poco meno rallentando – a little less slowing down

Music scores that include meno:

Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 4
Claude Debussy: Rêverie (1890) Page 1
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque (1890‑1905) Page 4
Ernesto Nazareth: Pássaros em festa (1920) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 4
Haydn Wood: A Brown Bird Singing (1922) Page 4
Jules Massenet: Méditation (1894‑1898) Page 1
Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi: Suite Op. 46 (1920) Page 4
Max Reger: Hymne der Liebe (1914) Page 3
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Page 4