agitato

American

[aj-i-tah-toh, ah-jee-tah-taw] / ˌædʒ ɪˈtɑ toʊ, ˌɑ dʒiˈtɑ tɔ /

adjective

Music.

agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.

agitato British

/ ˌædʒɪˈtɑːtəʊ /

adjective

music (to be performed) in an agitated manner

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Etymology

Origin of agitato

1885–90; < Italian < Latin agitātus. See agitate

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agitato

Moments later, as he keeled over while Charlotte's daughter sails through the presto agitato section of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," I resented being proven correct.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2021

If agitato is crude then Apple needs to reconsider the catalogue on the iTunes Store.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2016

Case in point: The first single, “Heartbeat Song,” doesn’t get engaging just by making it high tempo, a modern allegro agitato.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2015

Les Troyens' music is at once delicately concentrated and surcharged with an agitato inner flame.

From Time Magazine Archive

I get agitato if I think about it too much.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

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