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Sustained vs Tenuto - What's the difference?

sustained | tenuto |

As adjectives the difference between sustained and tenuto

is that sustained is held continuously at a certain level while tenuto is describing a passage having this mark.

As a verb sustained

is past tense of sustain.

As a noun tenuto is

a tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time.

As an adverb tenuto is

in a sustained manner.

sustained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sustain)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Held continuously at a certain level.
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  • (music) Held at a certain pitch.

    • Synonyms

    * (held at a certain level) constant, continuous, steady

    tenuto

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tenuto) (en noun)
  • (label) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
  • (label) A passage having this mark

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (label) In a sustained manner

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) describing a passage having this mark

    • Anagrams

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