poco a poco
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of poco a poco
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Still, I have learned poco a poco, little by little.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Crescendo poco a poco sin al fine—crescendo gradually even up to the very end.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
Amph. 551-632 could be worked up poco a poco crescendo e animato; in Poen.
From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace
Thus e.g., crescendo poco a poco al forte ed un pochettino accelerando, is seen to mean merely—"increase gradually to forte and accelerate a very little bit."
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
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