Associations to the word «Stretto» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Messina
Fugue
Uno
Inversion
Che
Lei
Nel
Alla
Una
Di
Exposition
Bach
Strait
Si
Un
Entry
Era
Theme
Con
Subject
Del
Italy
Section
Al
Answer
Voice
Note
Effect

Adjective

Con
Subject
Bar
Non
Italian
Per
Major
Close

Wiktionary

STRETTO, noun. (music) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.

STRETTO, noun. (music) An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax.

STRETTO, adverb. (music) With gradually increasing speed.

STRETTO, adjective. (music) Having gradually increasing speed.

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