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Definition of Terzetto
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Definition of Terzetto
1. n. A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an instrumental) trio.
Definition of Terzetto
1. a trio [n TERZETTOS or TERZETTI] - See also: trio
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terzetto
Literary usage of Terzetto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emanuel Schikaneder (1911)
"terzetto. Three Genii. Before the gates we once did meet you, And set your feet
in wisdom's way; Now for the second time we greet you Within the temple ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1833)
"The different forms of vocal music are, the air, arietta, cavatina, and the like ;
recitativo, duetto, terzetto, quartette, &c. ; the chorus, the song, ..."
3. The Musical World (1851)
"The terzetto in F, for Ursula, Kauz, and the Mayor, besides being flowing, ...
All through the terzetto the Mayor's observations are set to the bass note F, ..."
4. The Harmonicon (1826)
"The terzetto by Mozart,—written by him to strengthen La .... In another terzetto
we find Mademoiselle Marinoni set down as a pupil of the Academy. ..."
5. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"10, terzetto, " Dessen Fahne Allegretto in С minor for Piano ; No. ... 11,
terzetto, 17, Allegretto in С major for Piano; "Hier umarmen sich getreue No. ..."