andantenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ænˈdæn.teɪ/us/ɑːnˈdɑːn.teɪ/specializeda piece of music that should be played quite slowly:
Andante in A minor
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- accidental
- adagio
- allegro
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr
- arrange
- cadence
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- legato
- mike check
- motif
- timbre
- tremolo
- tuning
- twelve-tone
- twelve-tone scale
- unison
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andanteadjective, adverb
uk/ænˈdæn.teɪ/us/ɑːnˈdɑːn.teɪ/specialized(played) quite slowly:
the andante movement
The second movement of the symphony should be played andante.
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Technical music terms
- accidental
- adagio
- allegro
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr
- arrange
- cadence
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- legato
- mike check
- motif
- timbre
- tremolo
- tuning
- twelve-tone
- twelve-tone scale
- unison
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Foreign words & phrases used in English