tenuto
[ tuh-noo-toh; Italian te-noo-taw ]
adjective
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
Origin of tenuto
11890–95; <Italian: held (past participle of tenere) <Vulgar Latin *tenūtus, for Latin tentus
Words Nearby tenuto
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How to use tenuto in a sentence
His tone is all through his nose, and his tenuto is like the tremulant stop on the organ.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) | Otto Jahntenuto—(from teneo, to hold)—a direction signifying that the tones are to be prolonged to the full value indicated by the notes.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. Gehrkens
British Dictionary definitions for tenuto
tenuto
/ (tɪˈnjuːtəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music (of a note) to be held for or beyond its full time value: Symbol: (written above a note) ¯
Origin of tenuto
1from Italian, literally: held, from tenere to hold, from Latin tenēre
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