Definition of animato in English:
animato
adverb & adjective ˌanɪˈmɑːtəʊ
Music (especially as a direction) in an animated manner.
Example sentencesExamples
- Più animato [It.] A directive to a musician perform a specific passage of a composition more animato, or animated.
nounPlural animati, Plural animatos ˌanɪˈmɑːtəʊˌanəˈmädō
Music A passage marked to be performed animato.
Example sentencesExamples
- Animato, also written as "con anima" literally means "with animation." A piece marked animato should be quick and lively.
- The music begins with an allegro animato which is reflective and oriental in its delicacy, but also contains more dramatic percussive music.
- The same is true at the opening of the Finale: Allegro moderato molto e marcato, where even longer annotated phrase spans should exactly match with the lead in to the poco animato.
- In the concluding Allegro animato, he captured the Norwegian folk qualities of the music with zest.
Definition of animato in US English:
animato
adjective & adverbˌanəˈmädō
Music (especially as a direction) in an animated manner.
Example sentencesExamples
- Più animato [It.] A directive to a musician perform a specific passage of a composition more animato, or animated.
nounˌanəˈmädō
Music A passage marked animato.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the concluding Allegro animato, he captured the Norwegian folk qualities of the music with zest.
- Animato, also written as "con anima" literally means "with animation." A piece marked animato should be quick and lively.
- The music begins with an allegro animato which is reflective and oriental in its delicacy, but also contains more dramatic percussive music.
- The same is true at the opening of the Finale: Allegro moderato molto e marcato, where even longer annotated phrase spans should exactly match with the lead in to the poco animato.