andantino

American  

[ahn-dahn-tee-noh, an-dan-, ahn-dahn-tee-naw] / ˌɑn dɑnˈti noʊ, ˌæn dæn-, ˌɑn dɑnˈti nɔ /

adjective

1. slightly faster than andante.

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noun

plural

andantinos,

plural

andantini

1. an andantino movement or piece.

andantino British  

/ ˌændænˈtiːnəʊ /

adjective

1. (to be performed) slightly faster, or slightly more slowly, than andante

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noun

1. a passage or piece to be performed in this manner

Etymology

Origin of andantino

1810–20; < Italian, equivalent to andan ( te ) andante + -ino diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Uchida's manic intensity in this and the final rondo was terrifying to behold, relieved only momentarily by her deliciously liquid reading of the song-like andantino.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2013

The andantino movement went well enough, but disaster struck in the blazing finale, which fell apart in a tug-of-war -- Cliburn pulling ahead, Sinaisky dragging back.

From Time Magazine Archive

The superb English Chamber Orchestra, for example, begins the andantino of No. 14 with a refreshing, lilting tempo, only to be dragged slower and slower once the piano enters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. µ Some, taking andante in its original sense of ½going,¸ and andantino as its diminutive, or ½less going,¸ define the latter as slower than andante.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

I have just taught her an andantino cantabile of Bach's.

From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Nohl, Ludwig