Brillante vs Sordamente

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Brillante	Sordamente
Definition	Brilliantly, with sparkle and virtuosity.	A direction to play in a muted, dampened manner, suppressing the natural resonance of the instrument.
Category	expression	articulation
Pronunciation	bril-LAHN-teh	sor-dah-MEN-teh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	Brilliantly Sparkling	—
Antonyms	Dolce Sotto voce	brillante sonoro
Usage	Chopin's Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, is marked Allegro maestoso with brillante passages.	The second violins should approach this passage sordamente, allowing the melody in the cellos to project above.

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: A direction to play in a muted, dampened manner, suppressing the natural resonance of the instrument.
Category: articulation
Pronunciation: sor-dah-MEN-teh
Origin: Italian
Antonyms: brillante sonoro
Usage: The second violins should approach this passage sordamente, allowing the melody in the cellos to project above.