LilyPond Music Glossary: 1.198 mezzo

## 1.198 mezzo

ES: mezzo, I: mezzo, F: mezzo, D: mezzo, etwas, NL: ?, DK: ?, S: ?, FI: kohtalaisen, melko.

[Italian: ‘medium’]

Used to qualify other indications, such as:

- Dynamics
  - mezzo piano is ‘medium quiet’ (that is, not as quiet as piano)
  - mezzo forte is ‘medium loud’ (that is, not as loud as forte)
- Voice
  - Pitchwise, a mezzo-soprano’s voice lies between that of contraltos and sopranos

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