sotto
Definition of the Italian term sotto in music:
- under, below, beneath
Language
Italian
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include sotto:
- dolce ma sotto voce – sweet but in a low voice
- legato e sotto voce – legato (smooth and connected notes) and in a low v...
- ottava sotto – octave below (instruction to play the notes an oct...
- quindicesima sotto – fifteenth below (instruction to play the notes two...
- sempre sotto voce – always in a low voice
- sotto piano – soft below
- sotto voce – softly, in low voice
- sotto voce ma marcato – softly (in low voice) but emphasized
- vedi sotto – continue without pause
Musical examples
Music scores that include sotto:
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 12
- Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 1
- Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 4
- Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 2
- Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 (1837) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (1841) Page 5
- Hélène Montgeroult: Piano Sonata No. 3 (1811) Page 4
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 (1798) Page 4
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1822‑1824) Page 1