noun
- plural of sostenuto; musical passages or notes that are sustained or held for their full duration
Usage: musical term
Examples
- The pianist practiced several sostenutos to improve her legato technique.
- The composer marked multiple sostenutos throughout the slow movement.
- These sostenutos require careful breath control from the wind section.
- The orchestra struggled with the long sostenutos in the final passage.
- Her performance of the sostenutos was particularly expressive.
- The score contained challenging sostenutos that tested the musicians’ endurance.