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How to pronounce andante in English?

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Type of pacing, tempo
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Type of musical passage, opus, passage, piece, piece of music, composition, musical composition
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this passage must be played andante.
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Examples of andante

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Andante Dairy of Petaluma's latest offering is Duet, a soft-ripened goat cheese.
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His freshwater andante molto moto is fast-running, his use of rubato sparing.
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Viviane launched into the broad theme of the opening andante with a firm, strong tone.
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The composer liked the andante movement so much, he rewrote it for a string orchestra.
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The lively and bracing scherzo is a stark counterpoint to the andante.
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Andante Dairy in Petaluma makes its Figaro, a lovely fig-leaf-wrapped cheese, in the fall.
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The andante itself was slightly reminiscent of Bartok.
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The work, which anchored the second half of the concert, goes against the grain, beginning with a slow andante.
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He also produced a more delicate side in the andante before returning to the faster element in the thrilling rondo finale.
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  • At a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played andante"
  • (of tempo) moderately slow
  • A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
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  • Italian term describing tempo at a moderate walking speed (76 - 108 beats per minute).
  • At a walking pace; i.e., at a moderate tempo
  • "moderate tempo," just this side of slow.