LARGHETTO

larghetto

(adjective) (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo

larghetto

(noun) (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

larghetto (not comparable)

(music) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.

Noun

larghetto (countable and uncountable, plural larghettos)

The larghetto tempo.

A composition or movement to be played larghetto.

The larghetto from this suite is one of the composerā€™s most evocative works.

Source: Wiktionary


Lar*ghet"to, a. & adv. Etym: [It., dim. of largo largo.] (Mus.)

Definition: Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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