Meaning of ANDANTE
| Pronunciation: | | an'dantee
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- [n] a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
- [adv] (music) at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"
- [adj] (of tempo) moderately slow
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| | Definition: | | \An*dan"te\, a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.]
(Mus.)
Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker
than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement
or piece in andante time.
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| | Related Terms: | | a poco, adagietto, adagio, allargando, allegretto, allegro, andante tempo, andantino, beat, calando, claudication, compound time, crawl, creep, crescendo, dead march, decrescendo, diminuendo, dogtrot, duple time, footpace, forte, fortissimo, funeral march, hobble, jog, jog trot, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, leisurely gait, lento, limp, lumbering pace, marcando, march tempo, mincing steps, mixed times, pianissimo, piano, pizzicato, plod, prestissimo, presto, rack, rag, ragtime, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, rubato, saunter, scherzando, scherzo, sextuple time, shamble, shuffle, simple time, slouch, slow march, slow motion, spiccato, staccato, stretto, stroll, syncopation, syncope, tempo, tempo rubato, three-quarter time, time, time pattern, timing, triple time, triplet, trudge, two-four time, waddle, walk, waltz time |
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