Associations to the word «Andante»

Wiktionary

ANDANTE, noun. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto.
ANDANTE, noun. (music) A passage having this mark.
ANDANTE, adverb. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.
ANDANTE, adjective. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
ANDANTE MODERATO, adverb. (music) A little faster than andante.

Dictionary definition

ANDANTE, noun. A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace).
ANDANTE, noun. A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow.
ANDANTE, adverb. At a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played andante".
ANDANTE, adjective. (of tempo) moderately slow.

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