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Used as a direction in music to sustain the notes of a movement or passage to or beyond their full nominal value.

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Usage examples (27)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Adagio sostenuto (5: 48) 05.
  • Moment Musical, Op. 16 No. 5, adagio sostenuto 3: 58 14.
  • Daniel Barenboim - Moonlight sonata - 1ºmov Adagio sostenuto
  • The basis of phrasing then, may be found in legato, sostenuto and contrast.
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