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maggiore

Term used in musical notation, sometimes explicitly stated at a point in a composition where the major key returns after a prolonged section in the minor, especially in variations, to prevent the performer from overlooking the change of key.
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From this point, excursions may be made to Milan, Lakes Como and Maggiore, or to Milan, Verona (famous for its extraordinary fortifications), Padua, and Venice.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The road selected was a continuation of the Via Sistina; then by cutting off the right angle of the street in which stands Santa Maria Maggiore and proceeding by the Via Urbana and San Pietro in Vincoli, the travellers would find themselves directly opposite the Colosseum.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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