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Definition of Andante
1. Noun. A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace).
2. Adverb. At a moderately slow tempo. "This passage must be played andante"
3. Adjective. (of tempo) moderately slow.
4. Noun. A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow.
Definition of Andante
1. a. Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.
Definition of Andante
1. Noun. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto. ¹
2. Noun. (music) A passage having this mark. ¹
3. Adverb. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo. ¹
4. Adjective. (music) Describing a passage having this mark. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Andante
1. a moderately slow musical passage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Andante
Literary usage of Andante
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"andante non troppo. Moving slowly but not too much so. andante pastorale (It.)
(ап-<гй'я-1ё ... Moderately slow and in simple pastoral style. andante pifc ..."
2. The Appreciation of Music: A Course of Study for Schools, Colleges, and by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"The peculiar charm of this andante lies not so much in its melodies, beautiful
as they are, ... FIGURE LVI. andante quasi Minuetto. andante con moto. ..."
3. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"andante (an-dan'të), It. A movement in moderate time, but flowing steadily,
easily, gracefully. This term is often modified, both as to time and style, ..."
4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"The present selection was published in May, 1806, as an "andante for the Pianoforte.
... This andante seems like a revival of Beethoven's first style, ..."
5. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf by Edward Elgar, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harry Arbuthnot Acworth (1896)
"The Heavens are telling 1. Passacaglia 2. Prière BOOK 20. 3. andante ...
andante grazioso 7. andante AL Peace GF Blatch Bruce Steane P. ..."
6. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"'going a little,' together with mena andante— 'going less'—both of which should
indicate a slower tempo than andante—have been held to denote the reverse. ..."
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