stret·to (str t  )n. pl. stret·ti (str t ) or stret·tos Music 1. A close succession or overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, especially in the final section. 2. A final section, as of an opera, performed with an acceleration in tempo to produce a climax. Also called stretta. [Italian, narrow, stretto, from Latin strictus, strict; see strict.] |
stretto [ˈstrɛtəʊ]
n pl -tos, -ti [-tiː]
1. (Music / Classical Music) (in a fugue) the close overlapping of two parts or voices, the second one entering before the first has completed its statement of the subject
2. (Music / Classical Music) Also called stretta [ˈstrɛtə] a concluding passage in a composition, played at a faster speed than the earlier material
[from Italian, from Latin strictus tightly bound; see strict]
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