andantino
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of andantino
1810–20; < Italian, equivalent to andan ( te ) andante + -ino diminutive suffix
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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 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
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
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 can find "no lack of affinity" between the andantino and presto.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
What does please me in him is when he sings short pieces—for instance, andantinos; and he has likewise certain arias which he gives in a manner peculiar to himself.
From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Nohl, Ludwig
Even the band ceased playing though that had not seemed possible; its depressing andantinos had not only subdued the bears, rendering them as harmless as kittens, but had mournfully depressed the audience.
From Fran by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
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