Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.
- noun An andante passage or movement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, moving with a moderate, even, graceful progression.
- noun A movement or piece composed in andante time: as, the andante in Beethoven's fifth symphony.
- Special varieties of movement or style are indicated by adding other terms, as: andante con moto, in flowing style, with some quickness; andante ma non troppo, in flowing style, but not too slow; andante cantabile, with the movement of a song; andante maestoso, with a stately movement; andante pastorale, in the easy style of a pastoral melody.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A
tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in amoderately slow tempo ; faster thanadagio but slower thanallegretto . - noun music A passage having this mark.
- adverb music Played at a moderately slow tempo.
- adjective music Describing a passage having this mark.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
- noun a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
- adverb at a moderately slow tempo
- adjective (of tempo) moderately slow
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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- Collective Sigh: andante is back and brings us up to date.
Friday Blogaround 2009
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- Collective Sigh: andante is pissed at the insurance business.
Friday Blogaround 2007
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The andante is a scene of reproach and complaint, but as between immortals.
Amiel's Journal Henri Fr��d��ric Amiel 1885
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And I think the only way to write about it well is to establish a tempo comparable to the one most suitable for reading the book -- which is to say "andante," a walking tempo.
A late start ... Frank Wilson 2006
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He achieves something extra-special with the middle movement, the andante, a passionate control that doesn't hurry but pushes its way forward.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011
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That was about five years ago, and I can only guess why that dynamic went AWOL in the andante on Friday.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011
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The penultimate andante movement is especially memorable for its haunting lineups and groupings, which interconnect and configure the eight women as far more than a sum of their parts.
Where Dancers and Patrons Meet for a Duet Robert Greskovic 2011
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Once past intonation problems in the first movement, she settled into a performance of fierce lyricism, shaped the andante with great beauty and attacked the finale with superb wit.
LSO/Davis/Kotla - review Tim Ashley 2010
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He achieves something extra-special with the middle movement, the andante, a passionate control that doesn't hurry but pushes its way forward.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011
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That was about five years ago, and I can only guess why that dynamic went AWOL in the andante on Friday.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011
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