adagio

(ə-dä'jō, -jē-ō', -zhō, -zhē-ō)
adv. & adj. Music
In a slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than andante but faster than larghetto. Used chiefly as a direction.

n., pl., -gios.

1. Music. A slow passage, movement, or work, especially one using adagio as the direction.
2. A section of a pas de deux in which the ballerina and her partner perform steps requiring lyricism and great skill in lifting, balancing, and turning.

[Italian : ad-, at (from Latin; see ad-) + agio, ease (from Old Provençal aize, akin to Old French aise; see ease).]

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(It.)

‘At ease’, ‘leisurely’; a movement in slow tempo.

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adagio (It., slow; interchangeable with Fr. adage). Describes any slow dance movement (as opposed to fast, allegro). It is also used to designate the section of the classical ballet class in which exercises are focused on balance and line, plus the first section of the traditional four-part pas de deux where the ballerina and her partner dance together.

Ludwig van Beethoven

The eight-minute adagio of a previously unknown piano concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, discovered at the British Museum, will get its world premiere today in Rotterdam. It is called, "Concerto in A for Piano," and was thought to have been written in the 1790s. (story)

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(uh-dah-joh, uh-dah-zhee-oh)

A very slow musical tempo.

• Genres: Vocal Music

Biography

Formed in 2005, Hungarian vocal trio Adagio (Balczó Peter, Homonnay Zsolt, and Nagy Sándor) mix traditional elements with some classical crossover. Their 2007 album, Erintes, cracked the Top Five in their home country's chart that year. ~ Chris True, Rovi

For a list of words related to adagio, see:

• Time and Tempo - adagio: (adv) slowly, in a leisurely manner, (adj) slow; slower than andante, faster than lento
• Ballet - adagio: slow, sustained movement stressing grace, balance; ballerina’s lyrical performance in second part of grand pas de deux

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - adagio, langsomt
adj. - adagio, langsomt
n. - adagio, adagiosats, adagiopassage

Nederlands (Dutch)
adagio

Français (French)
adv. - adagio
adj. - adagio
n. - adagio

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (Mus.) adagio, langsam
adj. - (Mus.) adagio, langsam
n. - (Mus.) Adagio

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj., -
adv. - (μουσ.) αντάτζιο

Italiano (Italian)
adagio (music.), piano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adágio (m) (Mús.)
adj. - adágio (Mús.), lento
adv. - de forma lenta

Русский (Russian)
адажио (муз.), медленный, медленно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en forma de adagio
adj. - adagio
n. - adagio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - adagio
adj. - adagio
adv. - adagio

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缓慢地, 缓慢的, 柔板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 緩慢地
adj. - 緩慢的
n. - 柔板

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 느리게
adj. - 느린
n. - 아다지오 곡

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ゆるやかに
adj. - ゆるやかな
n. - 緩徐調, アダージュ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألأمهل : علامه موسيقيه للتمهل, معزوفه موسيقيه بطيئه, رقصه باليه ثنائيه (صفه) بتمهل (ظرف) متمهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לאט, אדג'ו‬
adj. - ‮אטי‬
n. - ‮קטע מוסיקלי המנוגן באטיות‬

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