Troppo
Too much — used with non to mean not too much, moderating another musical instruction
Category
modifier
Pronunciation
TROH-poh
Origin
Italian
Length
84 words · 1 min read
About Troppo
Troppo almost always appears as non troppo (not too much), tempering a direction that might otherwise be taken to extremes. Allegro non troppo means fast but not excessively so.
More modifier terms
Sempre
View all modifierterms →Always; continuously throughout the passage.
MenoLess — reduces the degree of the direction it modifies
MoltoVery; much. A modifier that intensifies another musical direction.
Poco a pocoLittle by little — a gradual, incremental change applied to any musical direction
PiùMore — intensifies the direction it accompanies
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