Associations to the word «Stretto»

Wiktionary

STRETTO, noun. (music) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.
STRETTO, noun. (music) An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax.
STRETTO, adverb. (music) With gradually increasing speed.
STRETTO, adjective. (music) Having gradually increasing speed.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis