sostenutoadj.n.

/sɒstᵻˈn(j)uːtəʊ/

Forms: Abbrev. sost. Also 1700s sustinuto.

Etymology: Italian, past participle of sostenere sustain v.

A. adj.

1. Of music: To be sung or played in a sustained manner. (Cf. quot. 1786.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression

affettuoso1724

sostenuto1724

risoluto1740

ariose1742

arioso1742

agitato?1775

legato1786

grandioso1787

staccato1806

trainante1818

leggiero1847

appassionato1869

martelé1876

martellato1876

pesante1900

misterioso1957

marcato1961

religioso1961

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks.

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Sostenuto, a word implying that the notes of the movement, or passage against which it is placed, are to be sustained or held on to the extremity of their lengths.

1875 in J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms

1955 Times 27 July 5/6 Mr. Thomas Matthews, the soloist,..missed some of its finest effects, chiefly because he under-emphasized its sostenuto spaciousness.

1976 Gramophone Sept. 410/1 The sostenuto opening and eager staccato continuation are both beautifully judged.

2. Marked or characterized by being sustained or held on.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [adjective] > maintained at some volume

tenuto1762

sustained1775

sostenuto1826

1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 114 He had been the first cantabile singer of his time, and his sostenuto singing was still admirable.

1835 Court Mag. 6 220/2 A kind of Sostenuto or bow effect.

1887 R. H. Busk Folksongs Italy 20 There is probably a sostenuto note in its air.

B. n.

A sustained sound or note. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [noun] > note maintained at same volume

sostenuto1757

tenuto1966

1757 S. Foote Author Epil. Divine Mingotti! what a Swell has she! O! Such a Sustinuto upon B!

1933 N. Douglas Looking Back II. 460 It was September, that wonderful month when the melodies of summer linger on..in a tranquil sostenuto.

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 309 His [sc. Sibelius's] use of the brass is sparing, concentrating far more on its sostenuto than on its percussive qualities.

1943 D. Gascoyne Poems 1937–42 14 The heart's receptive chalice in pure hands upheld Towards the sostenuto of the sky.

Draft additions March 2012

sostenuto pedal n. a middle pedal provided on some pianos which allows notes played at the moment the pedal is depressed to be sustained, but not those played subsequently; cf. sustaining pedal n. at sustaining adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1879 Musical Times 20 24/2 Yet another novelty is a sostenuto pedal—differing materially from that of the Steinways—which enables the performer to keep the dampers lifted in connection with any given key or keys, without raising them, as the ordinary pedal does, from the whole.

1955 Times 28 Nov. 12/3 His pianist..was reliable but hard and unimaginative, given to over-indulgence in the sostenuto pedal.

1986 Down Beat Sept. 7 (advt.) The Ensoniq Piano..even gives you control over the dynamics with touch sensitivity and sustain and sostenuto pedals.

2007 M. Pilhofer & H. Day Music Theory for Dummies vi. 72 Still other pianos—specifically many concert pianos—have a sostenuto pedal for their middle pedal, which works to sustain one or more notes indefinitely, while allowing successive notes to be played without sustain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sostenuto
释义	sostenutoadj.n. /sɒstᵻˈn(j)uːtəʊ/ Forms: Abbrev. sost. Also 1700s sustinuto. Etymology: Italian, past participle of sostenere sustain v. A. adj. 1. Of music: To be sung or played in a sustained manner. (Cf. quot. 1786.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression affettuoso1724 sostenuto1724 risoluto1740 ariose1742 arioso1742 agitato?1775 legato1786 grandioso1787 staccato1806 trainante1818 leggiero1847 appassionato1869 martelé1876 martellato1876 pesante1900 misterioso1957 marcato1961 religioso1961 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Sostenuto, a word implying that the notes of the movement, or passage against which it is placed, are to be sustained or held on to the extremity of their lengths. 1875 in J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 1955 Times 27 July 5/6 Mr. Thomas Matthews, the soloist,..missed some of its finest effects, chiefly because he under-emphasized its sostenuto spaciousness. 1976 Gramophone Sept. 410/1 The sostenuto opening and eager staccato continuation are both beautifully judged. 2. Marked or characterized by being sustained or held on. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [adjective] > maintained at some volume tenuto1762 sustained1775 sostenuto1826 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 114 He had been the first cantabile singer of his time, and his sostenuto singing was still admirable. 1835 Court Mag. 6 220/2 A kind of Sostenuto or bow effect. 1887 R. H. Busk Folksongs Italy 20 There is probably a sostenuto note in its air. B. n. A sustained sound or note. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [noun] > note maintained at same volume sostenuto1757 tenuto1966 1757 S. Foote Author Epil. Divine Mingotti! what a Swell has she! O! Such a Sustinuto upon B! 1933 N. Douglas Looking Back II. 460 It was September, that wonderful month when the melodies of summer linger on..in a tranquil sostenuto. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 309 His [sc. Sibelius's] use of the brass is sparing, concentrating far more on its sostenuto than on its percussive qualities. 1943 D. Gascoyne Poems 1937–42 14 The heart's receptive chalice in pure hands upheld Towards the sostenuto of the sky. Draft additions March 2012 sostenuto pedal n. a middle pedal provided on some pianos which allows notes played at the moment the pedal is depressed to be sustained, but not those played subsequently; cf. sustaining pedal n. at sustaining adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1879 Musical Times 20 24/2 Yet another novelty is a sostenuto pedal—differing materially from that of the Steinways—which enables the performer to keep the dampers lifted in connection with any given key or keys, without raising them, as the ordinary pedal does, from the whole. 1955 Times 28 Nov. 12/3 His pianist..was reliable but hard and unimaginative, given to over-indulgence in the sostenuto pedal. 1986 Down Beat Sept. 7 (advt.) The Ensoniq Piano..even gives you control over the dynamics with touch sensitivity and sustain and sostenuto pedals. 2007 M. Pilhofer & H. Day Music Theory for Dummies vi. 72 Still other pianos—specifically many concert pianos—have a sostenuto pedal for their middle pedal, which works to sustain one or more notes indefinitely, while allowing successive notes to be played without sustain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1724
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