noun
- a musical symbol indicating that a note or rest should be held longer than its normal duration
Usage: music
Examples
- The conductor held his baton steady during the fermata.
- She extended the final note with a beautiful fermata.
- The fermata symbol appears above the whole note in measure twelve.
- The orchestra paused dramatically at the fermata before the finale.
- Piano students must learn to recognize fermata markings in their sheet music.
- The soprano’s voice soared during the fermata in the aria.