sotto voce

Italian composer

Definition

Under the voice — in a hushed, intimate undertone.

Interpretive Guidance

Softer and more private than piano. A sotto voce passage in Chopin speaks to itself; the audience almost eavesdrops.

Context

Scope Used by Frederic Chopin
Language Italian

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