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1.202 mezzo
ES: mezzo, I: mezzo, F: mezzo, D: mezzo, etwas, NL: ?, DK: ?, S: ?, FI: kohtalaisen, melko.
[Italian: ‘medium’]
Used to qualify other indications, such as:
- Dynamics
- mezzo piano is ‘medium quiet’ (that is, not as quiet as piano)
- mezzo forte is ‘medium loud’ (that is, not as loud as forte)
- Voice
- Pitchwise, a mezzo-soprano’s voice lies between that of contraltos and sopranos
See also
No cross-references.
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