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How to pronounce adagio in English?

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Type of terpsichore, dancing, dance, saltation
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Type of composition, musical composition, musical passage, opus, passage, piece, piece of music


they played the adagio too quickly.
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here you must play adagio.

Examples of adagio

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It is in 3 sections, an opening fantasia in 2 parts, an adagio and a final fugue.
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Adagio sections have to be dropped or cut because of distracting street noises.
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Interspersing these two movement was an adagio taken from one of his Trio Sonatas.
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The tempo remains adagio, the mood lunar, with certain recurrent arm motifs.
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She has an exquisitely rarefied adagio technique that she uses to passionate effect.
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Adagio Teas is planning to open at the shopping center on Friday, Nov. 26.
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The adagio third movement poses perhaps the symphony's greatest challenge.
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Like a symphony, kaiseki tempo alternates between big movements and adagio interludes.
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The lyrical adagio has many embellishments and the music slowly fades away.
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  • (of tempo) leisurely
  • (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
  • Slowly; "here you must play adagio"
  • A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
  • The Adagio in G minor for strings and organ continuo is a neo-baroque composition by Remo Giazotto first published in 1958. ...
  • Ballet is a formalized type of dance; ballet dance is usually performed on stage as part of a ballet dance work which includes mime, acting, and is set to music. Dancers can perform either en pointe or demi-pointe; in ballet class, the dancers work either at the barre or in centre floor.
  • Adagio is a French progressive metal band formed in 2000 by guitarist Stephan Fortu00E9.
  • Adagio is the name given to a specific set of partner acrobalance or acrobalance movements. Adagio originated in Eastern Europe, and is the most commonly taught of the circus acrobalance arts. Adagio involves transitions between various stationary balances. They involve one flier and one base. ...
  • In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time, plural: tempi) is the speed or pace of a given piece. It is a crucial element of composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.