tenerezza – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term tenerezza in music:

tenderness, softness

Language

Italian

Singular

tenerezza

Plural

tenerezze

Italian musical terms that include tenerezza:

allegretto con tenerezza – moderately fast with tenderness...
andante con tenerezza – moderately slow with tenderness...
andantino con tenerezza – slightly faster than andante with tenderness...
con tenerezza – with tenderness, with softness
lento con tenerezza – slow with tenderness...

Music scores that include tenerezza:

Samuil Feinberg: 3 Preludes (1923) Page 5
Tomaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor (ca. 1700) Page 8

Italian musical terms related to tenerezza:

bassa – low...
blandamente – gently, softly
dolce – sweet, soft, gentle...
dolcemente – sweetly, softly, gently
dolcezza – sweetness, softness, gentleness
dolcissimo – very sweet, very soft, very gently
estinto – extinct...
lene – gentle, soft
lenezza – gentleness, softness...
lieve – light, delicate, gentle
lievemente – lightly, delicately, gently
molle – soft...
mollemente – softly...
mollezza – softness...
morbidamente – softly, tenderly
morbidezza – softness, tenderness, smoothness
morbido – soft, tender, mellow
pastoso – mellow, soft
pianamente – softly, gently, quietly
pianissimo – very soft
pianississimo – very very soft
pianissississimo – very very very soft (rarely used)
pianississississimo – extremely soft (rarely used)
pianissississississimo – as soft as possible (rarely used)
piano – soft...
sfumato – soft, mellow, vague
soave – gentle, soft, delicate
soavemente – gently, softly, delicately
soavissimo – very gentle, very soft, very delicate
soavità – gentleness, softness, delicacy
soffice – light, gentle, soft
sommesso – subdued, humbled, soft
teneramente – tenderly, softly
tenero – tender, soft