senza

Definition of the Italian term senza in music:

without

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

s.

Alt. abbreviation

sen.

Italian musical terms that include senza:

basso senza tasti – fretless bass guitar
da capo senza replica – from the beginning without repetition (repeat from...
da capo senza ripetizione – from the beginning without repetition (repeat from...
diminuendo ma senza rallentando – gradually softer but without slowing down
sempre senza pedale – always without pedal
sempre senza sordino – always without mute...
senza accelerando – without accelerating
senza accompagnamento – without accompaniment
senza affrettare – without hurrying
senza agitazione – without agitation
senza allegrezza – without cheerfulness
senza arpeggiare – without arpeggio (instruction to play the notes of...
senza bacchetta – without drumstick, without mallet
senza battimenti – without beats or pulse
senza cembalo – without harpsichord
senza colore – colorless...
senza contrabasso – without double bass
senza corda – without snares (on the drum)
senza correre – without running, without rush
senza crescendo – without getting louder
senza diminuendo – without getting softer
senza diminuendo nè ritardare – without getting softer or slowing down
senza espressione – without expression
senza fermata – without stopping
senza fiori – without embellishments
senza glissare – without gliding
senza lentezza – without slowness
senza misura – without measure (in free time)
senza modificazioni – without modification
senza organo – without organ
senza pedale – without pedal
senza rallentando – without slowing down
senza rallentare – without slowing down
senza replica – without repeat
senza rigore – without strictness in the tempo
senza rigore del tempo – without strictness in the tempo
senza ripetizione – without repetition
senza ripieni – without the full orchestra (only the soloists play...
senza ritardando – without slowing down
senza ritardare – without slackening the tempo
senza slentare – without slowing down
senza sordino – without mute...
senza staccare – without playing staccato
senza tempo – without strict tempo
senza timbro – without pitch, without tone, without timbre
senza vibrato – without vibrato
staccato e senza pedale – staccato (short and detached notes) and without pe...
tamburo piccolo senza corda – piccolo snare drum without snares

Music scores that include senza:

Achille Simonetti: Madrigale (ca. 1890) Page 3
Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 12
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major (1830‑1831) Page 2
George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) Page 1
Hector Berlioz: Le jeune Pâtre breton (1833‑35) Page 1
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 5
Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 (1794‑1795) Page 5
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Page 2

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