non troppo

adverb or adjective

non trop·​po ˌnän-ˈtrȯ-(ˌ)pō How to pronounce non troppo (audio)
ˈnōn-
: without excess
used to qualify a direction in music

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In archival footage, the chubby young Perlman is shown dazzling Sullivan with a virtuoso performance of the Allegretto non troppo from Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, not too much

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non troppo was in 1804

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Cite this Entry

“Non troppo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non%20troppo. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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