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andante

[ ahn-dahn-tey, an-dan-tee; Italian ahn-dahn-te ]

adjective

  1. moderately slow and even.


noun

plural andantes.
  1. an andante movement or piece.

andante

/ æˈæԳٱɪ /

adjective

  1. (to be performed) at a moderately slow tempo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a passage or piece to be performed in this manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of andante1

1735–45; < Italian: literally, walking, present participle of andare to walk, go ( -ant ); etymology disputed, but often alleged: < Vulgar Latin *ambitare, derivative of Latin ambitus circular motion, roundabout journey ( ambit ); perhaps, alternatively, early Latin borrowing < Gaulish *Ի-, akin to Latin pandere to spread (hence, stride); compare passus step, pace (action noun *pand-tu- ), equivalent to Old Irish ŧ footprint, track
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of andante1

C18: Italian: going, from andare to go, from Latin ܱ to walk
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Example Sentences

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The third and fourth were a showcase of bustling internal mechanics — especially the andante con moto third, in which the violins seem eager to identify as woodwinds.

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Even so, “Mozart and Contemporaries” came off as an unbroken, unfurling, hypnotically broad, almost dreamlike silk of sound, inward-looking and wistful in both major and minor keys, in both andante and allegro.

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Aaron Goldman’s flute and Lin Ma’s clarinet gave it a fresh polish, especially through its winding, entrancing andante.

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Sometimes the time signature was simple, sometimes compound, the tempo allegro or andante or presto.

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And in fact the movie is not very youthified: it unfolds at an andante pace and is about getting old.

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