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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of animato

1715–25; < Italian < L. See animate

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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 Philip H. Goepp

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

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Wilton Wallace Blancké

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 Harriette Brower

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 Karl Wilson Gehrkens

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