Direction To An Alternative Musical Passage Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is OSSIA which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: OSSIA

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	5		Exact Match!
2	27%	11		Musical direction indicating a performer should play a passage in a capricious and impulsive way
3	27%	8		Musical direction indicating a passage should gradually fade into silence

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• "In the sheet music, the composer included an ossia for the pianist to choose between the two versions."
• "The ossia passage requires a higher level of technical skill from the performer."

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New York Times07 Sep 2011	Across 33
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