lentando
/lɛnˈtɑndoʊ/
adverb
- In music, a direction to play gradually slower.
- The conductor instructed the orchestra to play lentando in the final measures.
- As the piece reached its emotional climax, the pianist began to play lentando.
- The sheet music was marked lentando, so the violinist slowed down gradually.
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adjective
- Describing a musical passage that is played with a gradual slowing of tempo.
- She practiced the lentando passage until the slowdown sounded natural.
- The lentando section of the symphony created a feeling of peaceful resolution.
- The composer wrote a lentando phrase to signal the end of the movement.