Quasi
Almost or as if — indicates an approximation of a style or quality
Category
modifier
Pronunciation
KWAH-zee
Origin
Italian
Length
216 words · 2 min read
About Quasi
Quasi ("almost" or "as if") is a modifier that asks the performer to evoke a particular quality without fully committing to it. "Quasi recitativo" means "as if reciting," suggesting the freedom and speech-like rhythm of recitative within an otherwise metered passage.
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Troppo
View all modifierterms →Too much — used with non to mean not too much, moderating another musical instruction
MoltoVery; much. A modifier that intensifies another musical direction.
SubitoSuddenly; an immediate change without transition.
ConWith — connects a musical direction to its qualifying element
PocoA little; slightly — used to qualify other musical directions
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