About The Word Adagio
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Adagio
Adagio Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Adagio?
[n] a musical composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
[adv] (music) slowly; "here you must play adagio" [adj] (of tempo) leisurely Synonyms | Synonyms for Adagio: slow Related Terms | Find terms related to Adagio: a poco | adagietto | allargando | allegretto | allegro | andante | andantino | calando | crescendo | decrescendo | diminuendo | forte | fortissimo | larghetto | larghissimo | largo | legato | lento | marcando | pianissimo | piano | pizzicato | prestissimo | presto | rallentando | ritardando | ritenuto | scherzando | scherzo | spiccato | staccato | stretto See Also | composition | musical composition | musical passage | opus | passage | piece | piece of music Adagio In Webster's Dictionary \A*da"gio\, a. & adv. [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio
convenience, leisure, ease. See {Agio}.] (Mus.)
Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated,
adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
\A*da"gio\, n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn. |
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