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parlando
[
pahr-
lahn
-doh
]
par·lan·do
/
pɑrˈlɑn
doʊ
/
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[
pahr-
lahn
-doh
]
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adjective
Music
.
sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Italian,
present participle of
parlare
to speak;
see
parle
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Parlando
is always a great word to know.
So is
half note
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eighth rest
. Does it mean:
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major
. Does it mean:
note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note
rest equal in time value to a sixteenth note
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
chord which contains an augmented interval
major interval, chord, scale
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
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parlando
(pɑːˈlændəʊ)
—
adj
, —
adv
music
to be performed as though speaking
[Italian: speaking, from
parlare
to speak]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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