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‖ mezza voce, adv. Mus.|ˈmɛddza ˈvotʃe|
[It. mezza (see mezza) + voce voice.]
With but half the voice; not loud, with a medium fullness of sound. Also more correctly a mezza voce. Also as n. and adj.
1775Ann. Reg. ii. 64/2 Instead of singing her airs as other actresses do, for the most part she only hums them over, a mezza voce. 1792C. Smith Desmond I. v. 60 Interrupting a tune he had been humming, a mezza voce. 1811in Busby Dict. Mus. (ed. 3), Mezza Voce. 1877G. B. Shaw How to become Mus. Critic (1960) 29 The critics will fall into raptures over his exquisite management of the mezza voce. 1927Sunday Times 6 Mar. 7/3 Though he can achieve an extraordinary mezza voce at times, his voice is really far too big for a small hall. 1954C. K. Scott Fund. Singing iii. 163 This is the principle of mezza voce which gives perhaps the most appealing sound that can be made. 1955Times 29 June 3/1 He does not suffer from the common fault of Italian tenors of yelling continuously; his mezza voce is pleasing. 1958Times 10 Nov. 14/3 She..impressed upon her excellent accompanist..a similar mezza voce treatment. 1973Guardian 12 Mar. 8/3 A clear, mezza voce climax. |