a bene placito love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In music, at pleasure; in the way the performer likes best.

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  • adverb music At pleasure; ad libitum.

Etymologies

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Borrowing from Italian a bene placito ("at pleasure")

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  • JM entreats the adoption of a bene placito as a temporal marker.

    November 12, 2010