FR le chant bien soutenu voicing and balance common Support my free tools
How is le chant bien soutenu played?
Sustain the melodic layer through the whole phrase, avoiding gaps between notes and keeping energy across long values. Let le chant identify the melody, bien strengthen the degree and soutenu govern its continuity. The direction does not automatically require one legato articulation, pedal, extra loudness, tempo change or fixed physical technique; use the means appropriate to the instrument and surrounding notation.
How does le chant bien soutenu sound?
The melody is heard as a continuous, well-supported singing line.
In context
French music dictionaries identify chant as melody or singing and soutenu as sustained or held. A published Ravel score writes le chant bien soutenu et expressif in full and treats sustained melody and expression as linked but distinct qualities. No exact abbreviation for the complete phrase met the threshold.
Equivalent terms
- EN well-supported melody
- DA sanglinjen godt båret