stringendo
Definition of the Italian term stringendo in music:
- accelerating the tempo (gradually becoming faster)
- literally: "tightening"
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
string.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include stringendo:
- accelerando e stringendo – accelerating and tightening
- crescendo e stringendo – gradually louder and faster
- poco stringendo – a little accelerating
- rinforzando e stringendo – reinforcing and gradually faster
- sempre stringendo – always accelerating the tempo
- stringendo e crescendo – gradually faster and louder
- stringendo e molto crescendo – gradually faster and much louder
- stringendo poco a poco – gradually accelerating the tempo
- un poco stringendo – slightly accelerating the tempo
Musical examples
Music scores that include stringendo:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 7
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (1886) Page 9
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato (1873) Page 8
- Charles Lefebvre: Fantaisie-caprice (1905) Page 6
- Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 2
- Claude Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau (1905) Page 2
- Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (1868) Page 1
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (1880) Page 7
- Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 3
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1841) Page 4
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to stringendo: