tenutissimo
Definition of the Italian term tenutissimo in music:
- very held, very sustained
Language
Italian
Singular
tenutissimo
Plural
tenutissimi
Musical examples
Music scores that include tenutissimo:
- Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia nach J.S. Bach (1909) Page 10
- Pietro Mascagni: Iris (1898) Page 5
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to tenutissimo:
- ritenente – held back, sustained
- tenuto – held (with notes sustained for their full value)
- tirato – drawn, pulled...
- trattenuto – held back, sustained