tenuto
Held complete duration
Tenuto is a musical direction indicating that a note should be held for its full value or slightly longer, with emphasis.
It suggests sustained weight rather than the clipped treatment a note might otherwise receive.
Marked in scores with a short horizontal line above or below the note: Play that passage tenuto.
Unbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- marcatoEmphasized, detached playing
- accentRegional speech pattern
- fermataSustained note symbol
slur · tied · sustained · weighted · stressed · held · connected · expressive
Measure of heaviness
- emphasisStress given to something
- fullnessState of being complete
- toneQuality of sound
- durationLength of existence
value · length · connection · phrasing · interpretation · expression · touch · attack
Play with bow
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- spiccatoDetached bowing technique
- détachéNotes played separately
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
Quick burst or pinch
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- markingIndicating with symbols
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
indication · directive · instruction · manuscript · sheet music · part · staff · notehead
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
fermata · slur · tied · sustained · weighted · stressed · held · connected · expressive · cantabile
weight
Measure of heaviness
duration · value · length · connection · phrasing · interpretation · expression · touch · attack · release
arco
Play with bow
portamento · glissando · tremolo · sul tasto · vibrato
dash
Quick burst or pinch
symbol · indication · directive · instruction · manuscript · sheet music · part · staff · notehead · accent mark
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