sostenuto

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sostenuto

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Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

adverb

  1. not comparable played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value

noun sostenutos · sostenuti

  1. A note or passage marked to be sustained

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"sostenuto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sostenuto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sostenuto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sostenuto

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"sostenuto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sostenuto.

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@misc{sostenuto_2026,
  title = {sostenuto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sostenuto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}