affettuoso

Definition: The Italian musical command affettuoso (“affectionate”) encourages a performer to express warm emotions; to play affectionately with love. See con amore.

Also Known As:

• con affetto (It)
• affectueusement; tendrement; avec sentiment (Fr)
• empfindung; gemütsbewegend; mit Gefühl (Ger)

Pronunciation: ah-fetch-u-OH-soh (U.S.); ah-fett'-u-OH'-soh

Common Misspellings: affettuosso, affetuoso, affetuosso


More Italian Musical Terms:

• a piacere
• (fp) fortepiano
• animato
• tempo primo
• maestoso