fermata

IPA: fɛrmˈɑtɑ

(music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration; also the notation ⟨◌͒⟩ of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above or below it, written above or below the prolonged note or rest.

Examples of "fermata" in Sentences

The sax held the final fermata, a wistful confession.
Perhaps a fermata on your chest to signify "Hold me!"
The sax held the final fermata, a wistful confession, and bent it into tune.
Aside from the backwards 6, I love the fermata on the first cake. 16 forever?
He was diplomatic, too, even reassured the oboist about her big fermata: "Take 2 bars and I'll make sure you have enough time."
So we have a bunch of harmonies with no functional relationship to each other, and a couple of diametrically opposed tempi jammed together with a fermata.
The _fermata_ or _hold_ [fermata symbol] over a note or chord indicates that the tone is to be prolonged, the duration of the prolongation depending upon the character of the music and the taste of the performer or conductor.
Sometimes he transitioned subtly from one tune to another by means of an arco bass solo from Mr. August; at other points he simply stopped playing one composition and started playing the next one without so much as a fermata between them.