larghetto

American  

[lahr-get-oh] / lɑrˈgɛt oʊ /

adjective

1. somewhat slow; not so slow as largo, but usually slower than andante.

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noun

plural

larghettos

1. a larghetto movement.

larghetto British  

/ lɑːˈɡɛtəʊ /

adjective

1. to be performed moderately slowly

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of larghetto

1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of largo largo

Example Sentences

Ah yes, the second movement — a tender-textured “Romanze” marked larghetto — shaded by strings and illuminated by glowing horns.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

This larghetto in A flat is a trifle too ornamental for my taste, mellifluous and serene as it is.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

These effects readily are discoverable in the larghetto of the Potocka concerto.

From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Kobbé, Gustav

But in the larghetto of the F-minor concerto, in the nocturnes and preludes—not of course the big one in D minor—�tudes, valses, ah! there is then but one De Pachmann.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James