moderato (redirected from moderatos)

mod·e·ra·to  (md-rät)

adv. & adj. Music Abbr. mod.

In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.

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[Italian, from Latin modertus, moderate; see moderate.]

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moderato [ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ]

adv Music

1. (Music, other) at a moderate tempo

2. (Music, other) (preceded by a tempo marking) a direction indicating that the tempo specified is to be used with restraint allegro moderato

[from Italian, from Latin moderātus; see moderate]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

moderato - (of tempo) moderate slow - at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"