Lexicographical Neighbors of Fermate
Literary usage of Fermate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph F. Christiani (1885)
"The exact duration of & fermate («•>) cannot be stated, as that depends on the
... The fact, that tenuto and fermate refer to individual points merely, ..."
2. Music (1893)
"The fermate seems to have been intended originally to mark the end of a ...
The fermate arrests motion, either to effect greater emphasis or to allow a more ..."
3. On Musical Execution: An Attempt at a Systematic Exposition of the Same by Otto Klauwell (1890)
"Finally, a fourth class may be formed of such fermate, which are, properly speaking,
... Compare also the fermate at beginning of the "Fabel" by Rob. ..."
4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"A pause fermate (Ger. ... Over a double bar /т\ it usually signifies the end
of = == the composition. —J,— fermate (It.) (far-«a'-te. ..."
5. A Musical Motley by Ernest Newman (1919)
"His fermate are really silences just made audible ; and you will remember how
Wagner, in his essay on conducting, makes Beethoven say to his conductors: ..."
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