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Niente (), also called quasi niente , is a musical dynamic often used at the end of a piece to direct the performer to fade the music away to little more than a bare whisper, normally gradually with a diminuendo, al niente. It is often written as "
" or "". It is also used to direct the performer to fade into a note without any articulation at the beginning of the note, known as dal niente (from nothing): "
".
Niente is distinct from a
" or "". It is also used to direct the performer to fade into a note without any articulation at the beginning of the note, known as dal niente (from nothing): "".
Niente is distinct from a rest
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"in that uring nientethe musician is engaged in making sound, but so softly that the sound can not be heard."Zimmerman, Joyce Ann (2010). ''Silence: Everyday Living and Praying'', p.63n8. Liturgy Training Publications. .
See also
* Ensemble Dal Niente * Morendo *Pensato
In music, a pensato () is a composed imaginary note, a written note which is neither played nor heard. "This meant that a note had to be so indescribably tender and soft that it was only allowed to be thought of." (Score 1958)
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