mezza voce
with half the power of the voice (used as a musical direction). Abbreviation: m.v.
Origin of mezza voce
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How to use mezza voce in a sentence
The young singer should practice mezza voce, which simply means nothing more or less than "half voice."
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeTake her mezza voce and her phrasing in the second act of Monna Vanna, take them and bow down before them.
The Merry-Go-Round | Carl Van VechtenFrancesco has a mezza voce, which might, by a stretch of politeness, be called baritone.
New Italian sketches | John Addington SymondsWhile studying an application he sang, mezza voce, the aria from Pagliacci.
Crimes of Charity | Konrad BercoviciOf this we may be sure, that no one can sing a good full tone unless he can sing a good mezza voce.
The Head Voice and Other Problems | D. A. Clippinger
British Dictionary definitions for mezza voce
/ (ˈmɛtsə ˈvəʊtʃɪ, Italian ˈmɛddza ˈvotʃe) /
music (in singing) softly; quietly
Origin of mezza voce
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