simile
Definition of the Italian term simile in music:
- similar (instruction to continue in the same manner)
Language
Italian
Singular
simile
Plural
simili
Abbreviation
sim.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include simile:
- moto retto e simile – similar motion
- sempre simile – always similar, always in the same manner
Musical examples
Music scores that include simile:
- Alfredo Casella: Pupazzetti (1920) Page 3
- Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231 (1923) Page 3
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 2
- Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 1
- Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major (1829‑32) Page 2
- Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 1
- Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major (1830‑1831) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1867‑1886) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 (1794‑1795) Page 1