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mezza voce /ˌmɛtsə ˈvəʊtʃeɪ / /ˈvɒtʃi /Music adverb & adjective(Especially as a direction) using about half the singer’s vocal power. noun [mass noun]Singing performed mezza voce: the sweet mezza voce of the ‘Hostias’...- Pick items that are sedate rather than fleet-footed prestos and floated pieces at mezza voce rather than full-throttle.
- Yet in reflective or melancholic fare, such as Brahms's Mondenschein and Lerchengesang, he found a caressing legato and an enchanting mezza voce.
- At first, I thought his ‘Dalla sua pace’ was too aggressive, but when he reprises the aria's opening music, he sings it in a melting mezza voce, almost crooningly.
Origin Italian, literally 'half voice'. Rhymes Croce |