Definition of Andante

1. Noun. A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace).

Generic synonyms: Pacing, Tempo

2. Adjective. (of tempo) moderately slow.
Similar to: Slow

3. Adverb. At a moderately slow tempo. "This passage must be played andante"
Category relationships: Music

4. Noun. A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow.

Definition of Andante

1. a. Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.

Definition of Andante

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. (music) A passage having this mark. ¹

3. Adverb. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo. ¹

4. Adjective. (music) Describing a passage having this mark. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Andante

1. a moderately slow musical passage [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Andante

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and so on
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and the like
and then
and then some
and whatnot
and your little dog too
andabatism
andalusite
andalusites
andante (current term)
andantes
andantini
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andersen sampler
andersonite
andersson lesion
andesine
andesines
andesite
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andesitic

Literary usage of Andante

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"andante non troppo. Moving slowly but not too much so. andante pastorale (It.) (ап-<гй'я-1ё ... Moderately slow and in simple pastoral style. andante pifc ..."

2. The Appreciation of Music: A Course of Study for Schools, Colleges, and by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"The peculiar charm of this andante lies not so much in its melodies, beautiful as they are, ... FIGURE LVI. andante quasi Minuetto. andante con moto. ..."

3. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"andante (an-dan'të), It. A movement in moderate time, but flowing steadily, easily, gracefully. This term is often modified, both as to time and style, ..."

4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"The present selection was published in May, 1806, as an "andante for the Pianoforte. ... This andante seems like a revival of Beethoven's first style, ..."

5. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf by Edward Elgar, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harry Arbuthnot Acworth (1896)
"The Heavens are telling 1. Passacaglia 2. Prière BOOK 20. 3. andante ... andante grazioso 7. andante AL Peace GF Blatch Bruce Steane P. ..."

6. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"'going a little,' together with mena andante— 'going less'—both of which should indicate a slower tempo than andante—have been held to denote the reverse. ..."

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