Klarinet Archive - Posting 000422.txt from 1995/03

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: English terms vs Italian terms
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 23:54:58 -0500

On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, edgar pearlstein wrote:

> I once saw what I regard as a funny expression. On a Scott Joplin tune
> was printed the instruction "Tempo di rag"!
>
This gets especially interesting in jazz. One composition by Sammy
Nestico has the tempo indication, "Just right!" Also, to indicate a
fortissimo passage, I have seen "bigato," meaning "big sound," I suppose.