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- noun Plural form of
fermata .
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Examples
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The border design looks kinda like a bunch of fermatas to me, but that's all I've got.
Magic Eye Jen 2009
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A fine example of a mixed setting is the motet Mater digna Dei, in which specific words, composed in breves, are given emphasis partly by fermatas on each syllable.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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At the same time I sang several of the modern fermatas, which rush up and down and hum like a well-spun peg-top, striking a few villainous chords by way of accompaniment.
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For this I put fermatas, sudden long-sustained notes in my Allegro.
On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, Richard Wagner 1848
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I did not write fermatas in jest, or because I was at a loss how to proceed; I indulge in the fullest, the most sustained tone to express emotions in my Adagio; and I use this full and firm tone when I want it in a passionate Allegro as a rapturous or terrible spasm.
On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, Richard Wagner 1848
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* Set duration of and silence after fermatas (pauses), individually or throughout
AvaxHome 2010
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We put extra volume and emphasis into the final lines, stomping our feet and shaking the bus during the fermatas.
NOLA Indymedia 2009
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