secco
[ sek-oh; Italian sek-kaw ]
/ ˈsɛk oʊ; Italian ˈsɛk kɔ /
noun
adjective
(of notes or passages in a musical score) played and released abruptly and without resonance.
Origin of secco
1850–55; < Italian: dry; see
sack3
Words nearby secco
secateurs,
secaucus,
secchi,
secchi depth,
secchi disk,
secco,
secede,
secern,
secernentasida,
secession,
secessionist
Example sentences from the Web for secco
Secco had an especial province of its own; all pictures, as distinguished from wall paintings, being executed in it.
Giotto |Harry QuilterThe musical element consisted of a succession of arias and duets stitched together by a loose thread of secco recitative.
Music in the History of the Western Church |Edward Dickinson"Xualla" is placed to the west of and near the headwaters of the "Secco" or Savannah River.
The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378)) |Charles C. RoyceThis work is not a true fresco, but a secco—that is, it was painted on the dry wall.
Great Masters in Painting: Perugino |George C. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for secco
secco
/ (ˈsɛkəʊ) /
noun plural -cos
wall painting done on dried plaster with tempera or pigments ground in limewater
Compare fresco
any wall painting other than true fresco
Word Origin for secco
C19: from Italian: dry, from Latin
siccus