adagio
/əˈdɑːdʒioʊ/
noun
- A slow, leisurely musical movement or piece.
- The orchestra played a beautiful adagio that brought tears to the audience's eyes.
- The ballet dancer performed a graceful adagio to the slow music.
- She practiced the adagio from the sonata until she could play it perfectly.
adverb
- (used as a musical direction) in a slow, leisurely tempo.
- They performed the second movement adagio, creating a calm and peaceful mood.
- The piece is marked adagio, so take your time and let each note breathe.
- The conductor instructed the strings to play adagio for the opening bars.
Antonyms
adjective
- Designating a slow tempo or movement in music.
- He prefers adagio pieces because they are more emotional.
- The composer wrote an adagio introduction before the fast main theme.
- The adagio section of the symphony is my favorite part.