- close stretto
- \\ˈklōs-\ noun
: a stretto in which the answer follows very closely after the subject
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Stretto — (plural: stretti), from the Italian stringere to draw close is a musical term for when a fugue motif is used to accompany itself. For example, if the alto voice begins the subject before the soprano voice has completed its prior entry of the… … Wikipedia
Stretto — Stret to, n. [It., close or contacted, pressed.] (Mus.) (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. [Written also {stretta}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stretto — [stret′ə] n. pl. strettas or strette [stret′āstret′ō] n. strettos or stretti [stret′ē] [It < L strictus, tight, narrow: see STRICT] Music 1. in a fugue, the following of the voices in close succession, esp. in the closing section 2. any … English World dictionary
stretto — also stretta noun (plural stretti or strettos) Etymology: stretto from Italian, from stretto narrow, close, from Latin strictus, past participle; stretta from Italian, from feminine of stretto more at strict Date: circa 1740 1. a. the overlapping … New Collegiate Dictionary
stretto — 1. noun /ˈstrɛtəʊ/ a) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end. b) An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax. 2. adverb /ˈs … Wiktionary
stretto — /stret oh/, n., pl. stretti /stret ee/, strettos. Music. the close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one. [1745 55; < It: lit., narrow < L strictus. See STRICT, STRAIT] * * * … Universalium
stretto — /ˈstrɛtoʊ/ (say stretoh) noun (plural stretti /ˈstrɛti/ (say stretee) or strettos) (in a musical fugue) the close overlapping of voices so that each succeeding one enters before the preceding one has completed its statement of the subject, often… …
Gioco Stretto — (“close playing or “close game”) In the Italian schools a term for entering techniques used for body contact fighting close in at seizing and grappling range (in the later English systems of cut and thrust sword of the 1500’s, these were known as … Medieval glossary
Gioco stretto — ( Close Playing ) an Italian term for entering techniques used for fighting close in at seizing and grappling range (in the later English systems of cut and thrust sword of the 1500’s, these were known as gryps ). All are based essentially on a… … Medieval glossary
stretta — Stretto Stret to, n. [It., close or contacted, pressed.] (Mus.) (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. [Written also {stretta}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
