ma non troppo

phrase

But not too much.

OriginItalian ma non troppo →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. entertainmentBut not too much.

    The opening section is clearly written in the French overture style, leading into a lively Allegro ma non troppo where imitative, fanfare-like entries abound.

    1992, Albert R. Rice, The Baroque Clarinet, →ISBN, page 106
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    There is some confusion over the metronome mark of the slow movement. The violin and piano reduction gives ♪=69, which is wholly inconsistent with the tempo indication 'Lento ma non troppo'.

    2013, Norman Del Mar, Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Italianma non troppo
  2. Englishma non troppo

From Italian ma non troppo.

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