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adverb
- 1. (especially as a direction) in a fairly slow tempo: "the movement has no separate tempo marking, but is normally played larghetto"
adjective
- 1. played fairly slowly: "it is tempting to concentrate on the larghetto start to the finale"
noun
- 1. a passage or movement marked to be performed in a fairly slow tempo.
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Larghetto is an Italian word that means somewhat slow, and is used as a direction in music. It can also be a noun for a movement played in this tempo, or an adverb or adjective for something slower than andante but not as slow as largo.
Definitions of larghetto. adjective. (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo. synonyms: slow. at a slow tempo. noun. (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio. see more.
Larghetto definition: somewhat slow; not so slow as largo, but usually slower than andante.. See examples of LARGHETTO used in a sentence.
Larghetto is a musical term that means moderately slow, slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio. It can be used as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun to describe a tempo, a movement, or a piece of music.
Larghetto is an Italian word meaning "broadly" or "widely", used as an adverb, noun, or adjective in music and literature. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples of its usage, and explore its origin and history in the Oxford English Dictionary.
larghetto in American English. (lɑrˈgɛtoʊ ) [also in italics]; Music. adjective, adverb. 1. relatively slow (ly), but faster than largo. often used as a musical direction. noun Word forms: plural larˈghettos. 2.
2 Jun 2024 · larghetto ( countable and uncountable, plural larghettos) The larghetto tempo. Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto? A composition or movement to be played larghetto. The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.
