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Author: Patti
Date: 2000-02-27 21:19
What does lento dolcissimo (sp?) mean?
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-02-27 21:59
lento = slow
dolcissimo = very soft
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-02-28 04:05
dolcissimo means very sweetly NOT very soft.
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2000-03-01 16:22
From the Italian authority in our office, and my Spanish background - lento is slow in both languages, and dolce is sweet in Italian (dulce in Spanish). The ending -issimo means very. So, I agree with Eoin and Dee, it means to play the passage slowly and sweetly.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-03-01 21:38
I misread the definition in my Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music. It defines dolce as:
dolce. Sweet, soft; dolcissimo, very soft.
Sorry for the misinformation.
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Author: Patti
Date: 2000-03-03 20:20
thanks for your help everyone
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