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Expression. "Mit Ausdruck" = with expression. Common in German Romantic scores.
Mit Ausdruck is the German equivalent of espressivo. It appears throughout Mahler and Strauss as a general instruction for expressive playing.
Mahler frequently writes "mit Ausdruck" for solo passages — the violinist or wind player should shape the phrase with maximum personal expression.
Ausdruck is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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