adagio
pronunciation
How to pronounce adagio in British English:
UK [əˈdɑ:dʒiəʊ]
How to pronounce adagio in American English:
US [əˈdɑdʒioʊ]
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- Noun:
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
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- Adjective:
- (of tempo) leisurely
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- Adverb:
- slowly
Word Origin
- adagio (adv.)
- c. 1746, in music, "slowly, leisurely and gracefully," Italian, from ad agio, from ad "to, at" (see ad-) + agio "leisure," from Vulgar Latin adiacens, present participle of adiacere "to lie at, to lie near" (compare adjacent). In noun sense of "a slow movement," first attested 1784.
Example
- 1. Adagio sostenuto - city of birmingham symphony orchestra .
- 2. Beethoven : pinao sonata 14 " moonlight " - adagio sostenuto .
- 3. Sally 's trying to set a fight with adagio ?
- 4. Adagio for flute , bassoon and strings .
- 5. Here you must play adagio .