| 单词 | a mezza voce |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa mezza voce More fully a mezza voce. With half of the possible vocal (or occasionally instrumental) power; not loudly, and with a medium fullness of sound. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adverb] > qualities of voice trebly1679 mezza voce1776 1776 Ann. Reg. 1775 Characters 64/2 Instead of singing her airs as other actresses do, for the most part she only hums them over, a mezza voce. 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Mezza Voce, an expression signifying that the movement before which it is written is to be sung or played with a moderate strength of tone, and in a delicate, pleasing manner. 1792 C. Smith Desmond I. v. 60 Interrupting a tune he had been humming, a mezza voce. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 14 667 He does not hesitate in the high notes, written to be sung mezza voce. 1938 O. Thompson Internat. Cycl. Mus. (1942) 1145/2 To sing mezza voce is to sing with only half the usual power or volume. 1983 C. Osborne How to enjoy Opera 149 Mezza voce, the Italian term for ‘half voice’ is used as a direction to the singer to sing with moderate force. < as lemmas |
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