English
stringendo
Stringendo comes from Italian stringendo ‘tightening’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentstringendo‘tightening’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentstringendo‘tightening’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Italian stringendo
Today it means
noun A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian stringendo / stringendo