Brillante vs Doloroso

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Brillante	Doloroso
Definition	Brilliantly, with sparkle and virtuosity.	Sorrowfully, with grief.
Category	expression	expression
Pronunciation	bril-LAHN-teh	doh-loh-ROH-soh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	Brilliantly Sparkling	Sorrowfully Painfully
Antonyms	Dolce Sotto voce	Giocoso Brillante
Usage	Chopin's Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, is marked Allegro maestoso with brillante passages.	The funeral march in Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 carries a doloroso character throughout.

Definition: Brilliantly, with sparkle and virtuosity.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: bril-LAHN-teh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Brilliantly Sparkling
Antonyms: Dolce Sotto voce
Usage: Chopin's Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, is marked Allegro maestoso with brillante passages.

Definition: Sorrowfully, with grief.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: doh-loh-ROH-soh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Sorrowfully Painfully
Antonyms: Giocoso Brillante
Usage: The funeral march in Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 carries a doloroso character throughout.