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

This, too, despite the larghetto in five-four time.

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

The alto then takes up a larghetto in six-eight time, key D minor.

From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.

The second movement is a larghetto highly embroidered.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah