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Fermata   /fɛrmˈɑtˌɑ/   Listen
Fermata

noun
1.
A musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount.
2.
(music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest.





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"Fermata" Quotes from Famous Books



... the customary timid and embarrassed way; indeed, starting from the insight I had gained into the proper execution of this cadence, I also found and felt the true significance and expression due to the sustained fermata ...
— On Conducting (Ueber das Dirigiren): - A Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music • Richard Wagner (translated by Edward Dannreuther)


Words linked to "Fermata" :   music, musical notation, lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction


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