And if they are not found important enough to demand mention in this peroration and Stretto, as it were, of the whole matter, in which special prominence should be given to the special feature of the work, where ought they to be made important?
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Mistress Page then enters with the subject, followed by Sweet Anne in Stretto, Pistol meanwhile starting with the counter-subject, closely followed by Ford, with Dr Caius in Stretto.
"Shakespeare and Music"
Christopher Wilson
The melody seems literally to wail, and reaches its greatest pitch of intensity at the Stretto.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker