HyperDic: musical_passage

English > 1 sense of the expression musical passage:
NOUNcommunicationmusical passage, passagea short section of a musical composition
English > musical passage: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA short section of a musical composition.
Synonympassage
Narroweradagio(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
allegrettoA musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
allegroA musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
andanteA musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
cadenceThe close of a musical section
cadenzaA brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
forteA musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
fortissimo(music) loud
impromptuA short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
introA brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
largo(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
phrase, musical phraseA short musical passage
recitativeA vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
transition, modulationA musical passage moving from one key to another
Broadermusical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of musicA musical work that has been created
Spanishpasaje
Catalanpassatge

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