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Adagio

(Italian) Meaning a slow tempo or slow speed. Sometimes it is the name of a work like Mozart's Adagio for Violin and Orchestra.


A slow tempo, but not as slow as largo.


(Italian: 'slow'). Meaning the music should be played slowly. Barber's 'Adagio' is a fantastic example of this.


A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.

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