stringendo

[ strin-jen-doh; Italian streen-jen-daw ]

adjective

, Music.

1. (of a musical direction) progressively quickening in tempo.

stringendo

/ strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ /

adjective

1. music to be performed with increasing speed

Word History and Origins

Origin of stringendo¹

1850–55; < Italian, gerund of stringere to tighten < Latin ( strict )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stringendo¹

Italian, from stringere to compress, from Latin: to draw tight; see stringent

Example Sentences

Fourthly, Mrs. P. scolds the servants stringendo e fortissimo while I am dressing in the morning.

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The closing bars suggest the stringendo passage and presto bars in the coda of the Scherzo of the "Choral Symphony."

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Accelerando, affrettando (this term implies some degree of excitement also), stringendo, poco a poco animato.

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Festus derives the word strix stringendo, from the received opinion that they strangle children.

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