andamento
American
[an-duh-men-toh, ahn-dah-men-taw]
/ ˌæn dəˈmɛn toʊ, ˌɑn dɑˈmɛn tɔ /
noun
Music.
plural
andamentos,plural
andamenta-
an extended fugue subject.
-
an episode in a fugue.
Etymology
Origin of andamento
< Italian, equivalent to anda ( re ) to walk ( andante ) + -mento -ment
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