trattenuto – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term trattenuto in music:

held back, sustained

Language

Italian

Singular

trattenuto (m)trattenuta (f)

Plural

trattenuti (m)trattenute (f)

Abbreviation

tratt.

Synonym

Music scores that include trattenuto:

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Ritmi (1920) Page 3
Pietro Mascagni: Iris (1898) Page 6
Pietro Yon: Organ Sonata No. 2 (1917) Page 5

Italian musical terms related to trattenuto:

riservato – reserved, restrained
ritardato – delayed, slackened, held back
ritenente – held back, sustained
ritenuto – immediately slower...