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stretto
[stret-oh]
noun
plural
stretti, strettosthe close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one.
stretto
/ ˲õ³Ł°łÉ³ŁÉŹ /
noun
(in a fugue) the close overlapping of two parts or voices, the second one entering before the first has completed its statement of the subject
Also called: stretta.Ģża concluding passage in a composition, played at a faster speed than the earlier material
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of stretto1
Example Sentences
A sandwich shop called E Stretto is now serving Italian-influenced sandwiches in the front area of Bar Clacson in Downtown.
Gerzmavaās muscular vibrato in Verdiās āStrettoā gave way to fluid, tender singing in āEcco ⦠lo son lāumile ancella,ā from Francesco Cileaās āAdriana Lecouvreur.ā
Italy's parliament in December froze a 3.9-billion euro contract to build a road and rail bridge connecting Sicily to Italy's mainland, known as Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina.
Tenendo poi la SantitĆ Sua per indubitato, che la sperimentata fedeltĆ di quel Clero Cattolico Romano al legittimo suo Sovrano derivi interamente dalle massime di nostra S. Religione, le quali non possono mai esser soggette a verun cambiamento, desidera il suddetto Governo resti assicurato, che i Metropolitani, i Vescovi e il Clero tutto della Irlanda conoscerĆ sempre un tal suo stretto dovere, e lo adempirĆ esattamente in qualunque incontro.
The Duchess sat on the floor of the box reading one of them, and turning of course very rapidly over the leaves during the stretto of the "Leonora" overture.
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