Sciolto - Musical Definition

Sciolto - Two possible meanings:

1. Meaning 'with freedom'

2. A direction (often to string players) to play with detachment and without legato


Sheet Music examples where the term 'Sciolto'   is used:

Mozart's Haffner Symphony in D,No.35,KV 385, First movement Allegro con spirito, bar 23 in first violins unaccompanied running semiquavers up a D Major scale.




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