See Also: stringendo(dictionary)

stringendo (iou)



stringendo adverb, adjective, & noun. M19.
[Italian, pres. pple of stringere press, squeeze, bind together, from Latin: see STRINGENT.]
Music.
A. adverb & adjective. A direction: with increasing speed and excitement. M19.
B. noun. Pl. -dos, -di [-di]. An increase of speed and excitement; a passage (to be) played with such an increase. M20.