appassionato

[ uh-pah-see-uh-nah-toh, uh-pash-uh-; Italian ahp-pahs-syaw-nah-taw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Music.

appassionato

/ əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ /

From Italian; ap- ¹, passion, -ate ¹

While she was speaking he thought of the andante appassionato comparison.

The first subject is announced appassionato by the strings, the piano joining with arabesquery that follows the general outlines.

In the dusky depths of the woods the thrush sings his thrilling, largo appassionato, requiem to the dying day.

If George shies at this, it can be tried again later—say during an "appassionato" passage for the violins and cellos.

Now it sings in a strong unison of the strings largamente ed appassionato, and with clang of chord in lower brass.

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