sopra
Definition of the Italian term sopra in music:
- over, above, before, on
- on piano an indication to perform the indicated passage by crossing hands
Language
Italian
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include sopra:
- come sopra – as above
- mano sinistra sopra – left hand above the right hand
- ottava sopra – octave above (instruction to play the notes an oct...
- quindicesima sopra – fifteenth above (instruction to play the notes two...
- sopra due corde – on two strings
- sopra una corda – on one string
Musical examples
Music scores that include sopra:
- Aleksandr Krein: 2 Petites Poèmes (1920‑1922) Page 1
- Béla Bartók: Romanian Christmas Carols (1915) Page 4
- Franz Liszt: 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert: No. 4 (1837‑1838) Page 4
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 12
- Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 3
- Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1910‑1913) Page 8
- Samuil Feinberg: 3 Preludes (1923) Page 6
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to sopra:
- su – on, over, above, up, upon