sostenuto

Definition of the Italian term sostenuto in music:

sustained (in duration)

Language

Italian

Singular

sostenuto (m)sostenuta (f)

Plural

sostenuti (m)sostenute (f)

Abbreviation

sost.

Alt. abbreviations

sosten.sos^tsos.

Italian musical terms that include sostenuto:

adagio e sostenuto – slowly and sustained (in duration)...
adagio sostenuto – slow and sustained (in duration)...
adagio sostenuto assai – slow and very sustained (in duration)...
allegro sostenuto – fast and sustained (in duration)...
andante e sostenuto – moderately slow and sustained (in duration)...
andante sostenuto – moderately slow and sustained (in duration)...
andante sostenuto assai – moderately slow and very sustained (in duration)...
assai sostenuto – much sustained (in duration)
ben sostenuto – well sustained
cantabile e sostenuto – singable (in a singing style) and sustained (in du...
espressivo e sostenuto – expressive and sustained (in duration)
largo e sostenuto – slow and sustained (in duration)...
largo sostenuto – slow and sustained...
legato e sostenuto – legato (smooth and connected notes) and sustained ...
lento e ben sostenuto – slow and well sustained (in duration)...
lento e sostenuto – slow and sustained (in duration)...
ma poco sostenuto – but a little sustained
maestoso e sostenuto – majestic and sustained (in duration)
marcato ma sostenuto – accented but sustained (in duration)
molto sostenuto – very sustained
pedale sostenuto – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...
più sostenuto – more sustained
poco sostenuto – a little sustained (in duration)
risoluto e sostenuto – resolute and sustained (in duration)
sempre sostenuto – always sustained (in duration)
sostenuto con espressione – sustained (in duration) with expression
sostenuto e amoroso – sustained (in duration) and loving
sostenuto e cantabile – sustained (in duration) and singable (in a singing...
sostenuto e crescendo – sustained (in duration) and gradually louder
sostenuto e dolcissimo – sustained (in duration) and very sweet
sostenuto e doloroso – sustained (in duration) and painful
sostenuto e grandioso – sustained (in duration) and grandiose
sostenuto e grazioso – sustained (in duration) and graceful
sostenuto e languido – sustained (in duration) and languid
sostenuto e legato – sustained (in duration) and legato (with smooth an...
sostenuto e maestoso – sustained (in duration) and majestic
sostenuto e marcato – sustained (in duration) and accented
sostenuto e misterioso – sustained (in duration) and mysterious
sostenuto e molto tranquillo – sustained (in duration) and much peaceful
sostenuto e pesante – sustained (in duration) and heavy
sostenuto e pomposo – sustained (in duration) and pompous
sostenuto ma non troppo – sustained (in duration) but not too much
sostenuto ma non troppo lento – sustained (in duration) but not too slow
sostenuto moltissimo – extremely sustained (in duration)
un poco sostenuto – somewhat sustained (in duration)

Music scores that include sostenuto:

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 8 (1690) Page 1
Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia nach J.S. Bach (1909) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Études (1832‑1836) Page 1
Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (1879) Page 1
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1867‑1886) Page 2
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (1900) Page 1
Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major (1680) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1862‑1876) Page 1
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Page 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The House of Life (1903) Page 1

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