cantabile

Italian composer

Definition

Singing — in Rachmaninoff, indicating the wide-arching, deeply sustained melodic line that is the hallmark of his style.

Interpretive Guidance

Rachmaninoff's melodies demand an especially sustained, warm tone and long-breathed phrasing. The right-hand melody often lies deep in the texture; it must be consistently voiced above the left-hand harmonies.

Context

Scope Used by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Language Italian

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