stretto

Speech parts

1. stretto - Noun

2. stretto - Adjective

3. stretto - Adverb

Meaning

The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue.

In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strait allegro dolce presto adagio andante piano counterpoint staccato scherzo crescendo pianissimo pizzicato decrescendo sotto voce
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Anagrams

stotter

Examples

About this sound listen ( help · info ) Only one entry of the subject must be heard in its completion in a stretto. Source: Internet

However, a stretto in which the subject/answer is heard in completion in all voices is known as stretto maestrale or grand stretto. Source: Internet

Techniques such as stretto, sequencing, and the use of subject incipits are frequently heard in the movement. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Streten Stretford Stretham Stretton Stretton Westwood Stretton-on-Dunsmore