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Larghetto

Larghetto \Lar*ghet"to\, a. & adv. [It., dim. of largo largo.] (Mus.) Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.

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larghetto

a. (context music English) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino. n. 1 The larghetto tempo. 2 A composition or movement to be played larghetto.

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larghetto

  1. adj. (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo

  2. n. (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

Usage examples of "larghetto".

Allegro and the great Larghetto with his most consummate artistry, and as the orchestra crashed into the Rondo finale his playing was surely that of the incredible Paganini.

In the main square of Larghetto a bus lay on its side, and headless statues stood over the empty fountains.