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maestoso

[ mahy-stoh-soh; Italian mah-es-taw-saw ]

adjective

  1. with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).


maestoso

/ maɪˈstəʊsəʊ /

adjective

  1. to be performed majestically
“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


noun

  1. a piece or passage directed to be played in this way
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maestoso1

1715–25; < Italian: stately, majestic, equivalent to maest ( à ) (< Latin mājestās majesty ) + -oso -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maestoso1

C18: Italian: majestic, from Latin māiestās majesty
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Example Sentences

An Introduction, maestoso, followed by something mystical (Kents Prediction).

He is so restless; and he always begins too far away, from on high down; always Maestoso, D-flat major!

The second air is a long bravura song in one movement (allegro maestoso) in the grand style.

The maestoso which ushers in the Allegro of the last sonata contains foreshadowings which are better felt than explained.

The allegro maestoso of former years has changed to an adagio, and, as Rubinstein aptly writes, it is "not the same."

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