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How to pronounce “tenuto”
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Pronunciation guide for tenuto
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tenuto with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Off-Broadway's Teenage Dick
And Liz Tenuto, the associate choreographer.
- Definition summary
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
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How to pronounce tenuto
Off-Broadway's Teenage Dick

And Liz Tenuto, the associate choreographer.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tenuto”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
- (music) A passage having this mark
- [Adverb]
- (music) In a sustained manner
- [Adjective]
- (music, of a passage) Having this tempo mark.
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