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maestoso
[ mahy-stoh-soh; Italian mah-es-taw-saw ]
adjective
- with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).
maestoso
/ maɪˈstəʊsəʊ /
adjective
- to be performed majestically
noun
- a piece or passage directed to be played in this way
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Origin of maestoso1
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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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