tanto
Definition of the Italian term tanto in music:
- much, many, so much, as much
Language
Italian
Singular
tanto (m)tanta (f)
Plural
tanti (m)tante (f)
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include tanto:
- adagio ma non tanto – slowly but not too much...
- adagio non tanto – slowly but not too much...
- allegretto non tanto – moderately fast but not too much...
- allegro non tanto – fast but not too much...
- largo ma non tanto – slow but not too much...
- largo non tanto – slow but not too much...
- ma non tanto – but not much, but little
- non tanto – not much
- non tanto presto – not very fast
Musical examples
Music scores that include tanto:
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 6
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 11
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor (ca. 1730) Page 9
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in E major (1741) Page 1