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stringendo
[ strin-jen-doh; Italian streen-jen-daw ]
/ strɪnˈdʒɛn doʊ; Italian strinˈdʒɛn dɔ /
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adjective, adverb Music.
(of a musical direction) progressively quickening in tempo.
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Origin of stringendo
1850–55; <Italian, gerund of stringere to tighten <Latin (see strict)
Words nearby stringendo
stringboard, stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt, stringholder
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How to use stringendo in a sentence
Fourthly, Mrs. P. scolds the servants stringendo e fortissimo while I am dressing in the morning.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George EliotThe closing bars suggest the stringendo passage and presto bars in the coda of the Scherzo of the "Choral Symphony."
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. ShedlockAccelerando, affrettando (this term implies some degree of excitement also), stringendo, poco a poco animato.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. GehrkensFestus derives the word strix stringendo, from the received opinion that they strangle children.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis
British Dictionary definitions for stringendo
stringendo
/ (strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music to be performed with increasing speed
Word Origin for stringendo
Italian, from stringere to compress, from Latin: to draw tight; see stringent
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