http://www.wordnik.com/lists/musical-terms#comments Comments for the list 'Musical Terms' http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/lists/musical-terms#comments Here's one for you that Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe likes to use in his ensemble pieces: fuori di passo. <br /><br />It translates "out of step", and he uses it, for example, in a piece called Mangrove where he wants the members of the cello section to play ever-so-slightly out of time with each other. Great effect. Actually extremely difficult for well-trained musicians to pull off! Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:43:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/musical-terms#comments