mezzo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term mezzo in music:

half (of something)
half (fraction)
middle
medium (material)

Language

Italian

Singular

mezzo (m)mezza (f)

Plural

mezzi (m)mezze (f)

Abbreviation

mez.

Alt. abbreviation

m.

Synonyms

(1) metà(3) metà

Italian musical terms that include mezzo:

a mezzo manico – in the middle of the fingerboard
larghetto e mezzo piano – somewhat slow and moderately soft...
mezzo adagio – somewhat slow
mezzo forte – moderately loud
mezzo forte e dolce – moderately loud and sweet
mezzo forte piano – moderately loud and then suddenly soft
mezzo forzando – suddenly moderately accented
mezzo legato – somewhat legato (somewhat smooth and connected not...
mezzo manico – the half-shift or second position on a string inst...
mezzo piano – moderately soft
mezzo staccato – somewhat staccato (somewhat short and detached not...
mezzo tempo – half time, half speed
mezzo tono – half step, semitone
mezzo voce – half voice, half the power
mezzo-tenore – baritone voice with the timbre of a tenor
sempre mezzo forte – always moderately loud
staccato e mezzo forte – staccato (short and detached notes) and moderately...

Music scores that include mezzo:

Claude Debussy: Syrinx (1913) Page 1
Darius Milhaud: La création du monde (1922‑1923) Page 1
Franz Liszt: Totentanz (1847–53) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 1
George Frideric Handel: Water Music (1715‑36) Page 1
Hector Berlioz: Le jeune Pâtre breton (1833‑35) Page 1
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (1901‑1902) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (1741) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 (1806) Page 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (1912) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to mezzo:

decimo – tenth (ordinal number)...
dodicesimo – twelfth (ordinal number)...
intero – whole (fraction)...
metà – half (of something)...
nono – ninth (ordinal number)...
ottavo – eighth (ordinal number)...
quarto – fourth (ordinal number)...
quattordicesimo – fourteenth (ordinal number)...
quindicesimo – fifteenth (ordinal number)...
quinto – fifth (ordinal number)...
sedicesima – sixteenth (ordinal number)...
sedicesimo – sixteenth (ordinal number)...
sesto – sixth (ordinal number)...
settimo – seventh (ordinal number)...
terzo – third (ordinal number)...
tredicesimo – thirteenth (ordinal number)...
undicesimo – eleventh (ordinal number)...