Adagio (music)

Adagio is a tempo in music. Usually it is one of the slower tempos but not as slow as Lento. Adagio is an Italian word that means "slowly". In music, it's used to indicate that a piece should be played slowly.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Elson, Louis Charles (1909). Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary: The Important Terms Used in Music with Pronunciation and Concise Definition, Together with the Elements of Notation and a Biographical List of Over Five Hundred Noted Names in Music. Oliver Ditson.
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