About The Word Stretto
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Stretto
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What's The Definition Of Stretto?Synonyms | Synonyms for Stretto: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stretto: See Also | Stretto In Webster's Dictionary \Stret"to\, n. [It., close or contacted, pressed.]
(Mus.)
(a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a
fugue.
(b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an
accelerated time. [Written also {stretta}.]
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