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Definition of "maestoso" [‖Ma•es•to•so]

  • Music In a majestic and stately manner. 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 "maestoso" in a sentence
  • "Now she appears alone in this live recording from Prague's major concert venue, the Rudolfinum, dazzling in the Brahms Sonata No 3, demanding attention in the opening allegro maestoso and taking the "allegro energico" marking of the scherzo more than literally."
  • "The climactic duet, which Tchaikovsky composed as a thrilling "andante maestoso," becomes, in Mr. Ratmansky's choreography, a tricky, almost quirky dance that eschews the expected formal, classical-ballet decorum for acrobatic movements."
  • "Tchaikovsky's "andante maestoso" reaches its full soaring heights with Mr. Morris's choreography riding the crest."