tenuto
Definition of the Italian term tenuto in music:
- held (with notes sustained for their full value)
Language
Italian
Singular
tenuto (m)tenuta
Plural
tenuti (m)tenute (f)
Abbreviation
ten.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include tenuto:
- andante e ben tenuto – moderately slow and well held (with notes sustaine...
- ben tenuto – well held (with notes sustained for their full val...
- molto tenuto – very held (with notes sustained for their full val...
- sempre tenuto – always held (always with notes sustained for their...
- tenuto e legato – tenuto and legato (with notes sustained for their ...
- tenuto e marcato – tenuto and accented (with notes sustained for thei...
- tenuto l'accordo – hold the chord (hold the chord for its full value)
- tenuto per il pedale – held with the pedal (hold the chord by depressing ...
- un poco tenuto – somewhat held (with notes sustained for nearly the...
Musical examples
Music scores that include tenuto:
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 3
- Edward Elgar: Organ Sonata (1895) Page 1
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 4
- Frank Bridge: 6 Organ Pieces (1910‑1912) Page 2
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 2
- Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major (1829‑32) Page 1
- Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto (1903‑1905) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles (1824) Page 2
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (1888) Page 1
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Patina (1925) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to tenuto:
- ritenente – held back, sustained
- tenutissimo – very held, very sustained
- tirato – drawn, pulled...
- trattenuto – held back, sustained