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1.203 mezzo

ES: mezzo, I: mezzo, F: mezzo, D: mezzo, etwas, NL: ?, DK: mezzo, 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

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