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andante

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an·dan·te  (än-dänt, n-dnt) Music
adv. & adj. Abbr. and.
In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.
An andante passage or movement.

[Italian, from present participle of andare, to walk, ultimately perhaps from Latin ambulre; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

andante [ænˈdæntɪ] Music
adj & adv
(Music / Classical Music) (to be performed) at a moderately slow tempo
n
(Music / Classical Music) a passage or piece to be performed in this manner
[Italian: going, from andare to go, from Latin ambulāre to walk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
pacing, tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
2.andante - a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
Adj.1.andante - (of tempo) moderately slowandante - (of tempo) moderately slow          
slow - at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
Adv.1.andante - at a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played andante"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Translations
andante [ænˈdænti]
adv (musical indication)andante
n (= piece of music) → andante m
andante (Mus)
adj advandante
nAndante nt


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For the Andante had begun--very beautiful, but bearing a family likeness to all the other beautiful Andantes that Beethoven had written, and, to Helen's mind, rather disconnecting the heroes and shipwrecks of the first movement from the heroes and goblins of the third.
 
 
 
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