Quieto
Quiet and still — yet still with direction
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Quieto is an expression mark: quiet, still, inward. It is more still than calmo, often in soft passages, long notes and sparse textures.
It is close to tranquillo, but tranquillo stresses serenity while quieto stresses withdrawal of sound. The usual mistake is to let quieto lose direction — quiet music still needs phrases and weight; stillness without direction is merely stagnation.
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Sources
- quieto 的表情含义，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Expression"；本文为原创表述
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