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Leaf
07-16-2006, 08:20 AM
:D It was really "Dolcissimo" I was looking up, but found this cool post on a classical guitar forum by Nadar, and thought i might share. It's like a music dictionary but with all the pages already open to scroll through. I think it may have been a lot of work for him to do that post. I saved it as a text file to my desktop. He maybe didn't know he should site his source, but saving for your own use wouldn't be a infringment... i think.
http://www.delcamp.net/forum/en/viewtopic.php?t=933&view=previous&sid=0bf8f5fa8d5933b55e08a3f6ddae22a3

Aeterna
07-16-2006, 10:43 AM
I like using this site: http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/. It's very thorough, and it even has sound files!

(And I'm guessing giocosomaestosonoctissimo would be happy, stately music to be played at night, though I have to wonder what kind of insane composer would use such a term! :p )

Garritan
07-16-2006, 04:24 PM
Aeterna's definition seems to fit:

Giocoso: A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a happy, or merry manner.
maestoso:A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a stately, dignified, majestic fashion.
noct: suggests some aspect of the night.
issimo: suggests doing something in the extreme

Would giocosomaestosomornissimo be the performing of such music in the morning?:D

aLfR3dd
07-16-2006, 04:55 PM
Fortunately i'm Italian :cool:

Leaf
07-17-2006, 12:26 AM
Thanks, Aeterna, I like yours better than the one i posted. The soundfiles giving the pronunciation is great.


Aeterna's definition seems to fit:

Giocoso: A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a happy, or merry manner.
maestoso:A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a stately, dignified, majestic fashion.
noct: suggests some aspect of the night.
issimo: suggests doing something in the extreme

Would giocosomaestosomornissimo be the performing of such music in the morning?:DI think Giocoso would be the perfect name for an Italian restaurant... and mornissimo could be on the breakfast menu. :)