TENUTO Definition & Meaning

tenuto

[ tuh-noo-toh; Italian te-noo-taw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.

tenuto

/ ��ɪˈ��ː��əʊ /

adjective

music (of a note) to be held for or beyond its full time value written above a note

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tenuto¹

1890–95; < Italian: held (past participle of tenere ) < Vulgar Latin *�ٱ��ū�ٳܲ�, for Latin tentus

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tenuto¹

from Italian, literally: held, from tenere to hold, from Latin �ٱ��ŧ��

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But Stasevska’s heavily opinionated interpretation was unusual from the start; the slurred tenuto phrases of the strings, rather than gentle waves approaching a shore, were a ride along a bumpy road.

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