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animato

American  
[ah-nuh-mah-toh, an-uh-, ah-nee-mah-taw] / ˌɑ nəˈmɑ toʊ, ˌæn ə-, ˌɑ niˈmɑ tɔ /

adjective

Music.
  1. animated; lively. anim.


animato British  
/ ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ /

adjective

  1. music (to be performed) in a lively manner

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Etymology

Origin of animato

1715–25; < Italian < L. See animate

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 Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

The coda is marked pi� animato confuoco, and keeps up animato to the end.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

A new rhythmic motive, of great charm, un pocchetino piu animato, is answered by a bit of the theme.

From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.

The feeling of unrest is here augmented until it becomes almost painful, and not until the animato does a restful feeling come.

From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Brower, Harriette

Amph. 551-632 could be worked up poco a poco crescendo e animato; in Poen.

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace