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Adagio   /ədˈɑʒiˌoʊ/   Listen
Adagio

adjective
1.
(of tempo) leisurely.





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"Adagio" Quotes from Famous Books



... was loftier and stronger. It was the quartet in D minor of Mozart, and the quartet in C major of Beethoven, separated by a Spohr concerto. This last, vivid, and brilliant as a whole, has fire in the allegro, feeling in the adagio, and elegance in the finale, but it is the product of one fine gift in a mediocre personality. With the two others you are at once in contact with genius; you are admitted to the secrets of two great souls. ...
— Amiel's Journal • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... Sinfonie, die orkester tid blay; Adagio - allegro - andante cantabile. Ve sat in shtill commotion so dat a bin mighdt drops, Und de deers roon town der Breitmann's sheeks, mitwhiles ...
— The Breitmann Ballads • Charles G. Leland


Words linked to "Adagio" :   slow, music, pas de deux, saltation, passage, piece, duet, opus, dancing, dance, terpsichore, musical composition, piece of music, composition, musical passage


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