Sempre
Always; continuously throughout the passage.
Category
modifier
Pronunciation
SEM-preh
Origin
Italian
Length
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About Sempre
Sempre sustains a direction over an extended passage. Sempre forte means "stay loud throughout"; sempre legato means "maintain smooth connections between every note"; sempre con pedale means "keep the sustain pedal depressed." It overrides the tendency to let a marking fade as the passage progresses.
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Non troppo
View all modifierterms →Not too much — a restraining qualifier for tempo or expression
Poco a pocoLittle by little — a gradual, incremental change applied to any musical direction
SenzaWithout — removes a previously applied technique or quality
ConWith — connects a musical direction to its qualifying element
MoltoVery; much. A modifier that intensifies another musical direction.
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