Definition of semplice in English:
semplice
adverb ˈsɛmplɪtʃeɪˈsempləˌCHā
Music (as a direction) in a simple style of performance.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘First Evening Stars’ is an elegant study in two-voice semplice playing and legato octaves.
- A new symphony, the Sinfonia semplice, followed within months and Nielsen conducted its first performance himself, as he had all its predecessors except the First.
- The opening Allegro maestoso is winningly done whilst the lovely Andante semplice also contains much that is beautiful and simple at the same time.
- Ruffini divides his permutazione into types, namely permutazione semplice which are cyclic groups in modern notation, and permutazione composta which are non-cyclic groups.
- Her lovely tone and delicately sculptured phrasing in the second movement Andante semplice were magical!
Origin
Italian, literally 'simple'.