Originally published August 11, 2012. Updated, revised and republished December 8, 2025. Fermata is Italian for “stop”. It’s used much like we use “stop” in English: a “bus stop” in Italian is a “fermata dell’autobus”. In music the “fermata” indicates a hold, generally at the discretion of the conductor. It’s…
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Summertime
Originally published August 5, 2011. Updated, revised and republished December 8, 2025. …and the living is easy. Which is to say that we’re on a bit of a summer hiatus here at Andante. We’ll be back in the fall with new postings on new music experiences, including (as a teaser)…