mosso
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of mosso
1875–80; < Italian, past participle of muovere to move
Example Sentences
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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 Karl Wilson Gehrkens
From the piu mosso the agitation increases, and here let me call to your notice the Beethoven-ish quality of these bars, which continue until the change of signature.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
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 George Ainslie Hight
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 Armand Both
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