subito – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term subito in music:

suddenly, immediately

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

sub.

Italian musical terms that include subito:

attacca subito – attack immediately...
cambia subito in Mi♭ – change immediately to E-flat
diminuendo subito molto – suddenly much softer
pianissimo subito – suddenly very soft
piano subito – suddenly soft
più mosso subito – suddenly more moved (faster)
pizzicato subito – suddenly plucked (instruction to pluck the strings...
si volti subito – one should immediately turn (instruction to turn t...
subito accelerando – suddenly accelerating
subito arco – immediately with the bow
subito piano – suddenly soft
subito più lento – suddenly slower
subito très lent – suddenly very slow
volti subito – turn immediately (turn the page immediately)

Music scores that include subito:

Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (1879) Page 7
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 4
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 4
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto (1903‑1905) Page 1
Jehan Alain: Litanies (1937) Page 3
Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 3
Ludwig van Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata (1798) Page 1
Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi: Suite Op. 46 (1920) Page 2
Pietro Yon: Organ Sonata No. 2 (1917) Page 4
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Patina (1925) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to subito:

all'improvviso – suddenly
bruscamente – abruptly, suddenly, brusquely
brusco – abrupt, sudden, brusque, rough, harsh
improvvisamente – suddenly, unexpectedly
subitamente – suddenly, immediately
tosto – quick, rapid, immediately
vistamente – quickly...