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Adagio   Listen
noun
Adagio  n.  A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Adagio" Quotes from Famous Books



... smack has gone out of his writing, and his form has grown definite. Often, indeed, his outlines are much too hard, as was natural at a time when he was with all his might trying to take his principles in a firm grip. If we take a typical symphony of this time, we find, first the adagio introduction. This feature, as we all know, was turned to noble use by Beethoven, notably in the seventh symphony; but it is not an essential. Mozart scarcely used it, and even with Haydn I fancy the Prince must have liked it, or we should not find ...
— Haydn • John F. Runciman

... her bedchamber rattle! "Who is there?" she cried, yet not too loudly, because her woman's instinct warned her to be wary. The shutters were flung open, and the young soldier stepped flamboyantly into the room. "I am here, cara, cara mia!" he cried. "I, Vibrato Adagio!" With a sibilant cry she fell into his out-stretched arms. "Mio, mio," she echoed in ecstasy, "I am yours and you are mine!" So lightly was the first stepping-stone passed on her reckless path of immorality ...
— Terribly Intimate Portraits • Noel Coward



Words linked to "Adagio" :   dance, piece, composition, musical passage, opus, music, passage, saltation, duet, musical composition, slow, dancing, piece of music, terpsichore, pas de deux



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