Espressivo

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In music, expressive: noting a passage to be rendered with ardent expression.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. With expression.
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  • adverb. Music. The notation indicating to play in an expressive manner. Expressively.
    • Word Usage
    "Beethoven is the only composer in history who writes first espressivo [with expression] and then a tempo [resume the tempo]—it's in his Piano Sonata, Opus 109."
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