mosso
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of mosso
1875–80; < Italian, past participle of muovere to move
Example Sentences
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The dog's reply was to continue his operations piu mosso.
From Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm by Both, Armand
A definitely slower tempo at once più lento meno mosso ritenuto 3.
From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
The third movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony contains an interlude molto meno mosso.
From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie
A definitely faster tempo at once più allegro più presto più animato più mosso più tosto più stretto un poco animato Terms Indicating a Slower Tempo 1.
From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
Studiando le mie cifre, col compasso Rilevo, che presto sar� sotterra— Perch� del mio saper si fa gran chiasso, E gl'ignoranti m'hanno mosso guerra.
From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert
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