AGITATO

Etymology

Noun

agitato (plural agitatos)

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.

(music) A passage having this mark.

Adverb

agitato (not comparable)

(music) Played in a restless agitated style.

Adjective

agitato (not comparable)

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Source: Wiktionary


A`gi*ta"to, a. Etym: [It., agitated.] (Med.)

Definition: Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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