Larghetto

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The larghetto tempo. countable, uncountable

    "Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?"

  2. 2
    (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio wordnet
  3. 3
    A composition or movement to be played larghetto. countable, uncountable

    "The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino. not-comparable

    "Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo wordnet

Example

More examples

"Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.

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