andante

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

noun

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
    The music’s marking is andante, a delicate footfall. 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 198
  2. (music) A passage having this mark.

adv

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

adj

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

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