Italian for held. An instruction to a singer in a vocal score telling him or her to hold a note for a fraction more then its full value. Most singers regard such an instruction as an open invitation to hold a note (a high one) for as long as they wish, so as to make their effect.
(Ital.) : held, sustained. Abbr. ten.
(Italian), "held." The holding of a note pass its indicated value, slightly delaying the following beat. Indicated by an abbreviation (ten.) or a short dash (-) over or under the note.
A tenuto indicates that a note should be held slightly longer than normal. It is abbreviated ten.
A line placed above or below the note meaning to sustain for full value.
Hold out to the fullest value of the not
hold or sustain a note for its full value
(''It.'') – "held" – Touching on a note slightly longer than usual, but without generally altering the note's value.
Tenuto (Italian, past participle of tenere "to hold") is a direction used in musical notation. Arguably, it is one of the first directions to be used in music notation, as Notker of St. Gall (c.840 - 912) discusses the use of the letter t in plainsong notation as meaning trahere vel tenere debere in one of his letters.
