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Definition of "moderato" [‖Mod•e•ra•to]

  • Music In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "moderato" in a sentence
  • "[Here, Wagner illustrates with a 2-bar musical example.] where you have forgotten to mark the tempo as piu moderato, that is almost twice as slow as before, and in the G major passage (before the ensemble in B major), which, in my opinion, was also taken too fast, the rhythmical climax of the second part of the finale being considerably impaired thereby."
  • "[Here, Wagner illustrates with a 2-bar musical example.] where you have forgotten to mark the tempo as piu moderato, that is almost twice as slow as before, and in the G major passage"
  • "From there, Here Anonymous tows the line of somber moderato, mixing demure numbers like “Bad Connection” and “Goodbye” with more upbeat fare."
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