con fuoco

Italian composer

Definition

With fire; a character marking calling for passionate, energetic intensity.

Interpretive Guidance

Appears frequently in Tchaikovsky's more virtuosic writing. Push dynamics and increase rhythmic drive; the fire should feel impulsive, not mechanical.

Context

Scope Used by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Language Italian

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