mezza voce

adverb or adjective

mez·za vo·ce ˌmet-sä-ˈvō-(ˌ)chā

ˌmed-zä-

: with medium or half volume

—used as a direction in music

Examples of mezza voce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is no denying the fundamental splendor of Kaufmann’s sound: the baritonal strength of his lower register, the clean strike of his high notes, the tender shimmer of his mezza voce. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021

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