fermata
noun
the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
fermate
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pluralof fermata.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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My guides, who saw my mistake, screamed out in Italian, "fermate, fermate!" which means, "stop, stop!"
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron Fleury de Chaboulon
If I were permitted to consult my own wishes I would put my violin under my arm when I reach the fermate and say: 'Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the cadenza.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Henry Edward Krehbiel
Mrs. Gold, were those delicious fermate of your own invention?
From Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances by Mary P. Nichols
The outstretched arm and door-curtain are the "fermate."
From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Michael Sadleir
