Definition of dolce in English:
dolce
adjective & adverbˈdɒltʃeɪ
Music (especially as a direction) sweetly and softly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The third of a triad may be emphasized above its root or fifth to create a ‘sweeter’ quality in a dolce passage.
- So the question is: Can flutes play dolce music?
- Though marked pianissimo and dolce, Piano I intensifies the accompaniment of the bell effects.
- My next solo was also marked piano dolce.
- The piano is often in the leading parts, and the accompanying parts play piano dolce, that's almost an entire degree softer, on the way to pianissimo.
Origin
Italian, literally 'sweet'.
Definition of dolce in US English:
dolce
adverb & adjectiveˈdōlCHā
Music (especially as a direction) sweetly and softly.
Example sentencesExamples
- My next solo was also marked piano dolce.
- The piano is often in the leading parts, and the accompanying parts play piano dolce, that's almost an entire degree softer, on the way to pianissimo.
- So the question is: Can flutes play dolce music?
- Though marked pianissimo and dolce, Piano I intensifies the accompaniment of the bell effects.
- The third of a triad may be emphasized above its root or fifth to create a ‘sweeter’ quality in a dolce passage.
Origin
Italian, literally ‘sweet’.