Festoso

Festive, joyful

"Festoso" is an Italian adjective that translates to "festive" or "joyful" in English, conveying the meanings of "celebration" or "joy".

In music, "festoso" is an expression marking used to instruct performers to play with a festive or joyful quality, evoking a sense of celebratory and lively spirit.

In other words, when interpreting "festoso", performers should aim to create a musical performance that exudes a joyful and celebratory atmosphere, allowing the audience to experience a lively and spirited musical ambiance that captures the essence of festivity and celebration present in the piece being played.

Example of Festoso

Festoso! arr. Terrence Wong - Festival Winds 2018 theme song

Tutor's Video (Sammi Chung)

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Frankie Chan

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Master
Violin, Western Music Theory
Charlotte Tong

Charlotte Tong

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University
Master (Current)
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Ms Hilary

Ms Hilary

Boston Conservatory at Berklee (US), The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Master
Classical Vocal, Pop Singing, Musical
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Ho Nam

University of Alicante (ES), Hong Kong Baptist University
Master
Classical Guitar
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Ken Lui

Hong Kong Baptist University
Bachelor
Piano
John Chan

John Chan

Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (FR)
Master
Clarinet
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