maestoso
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of maestoso
1715–25; < Italian: stately, majestic, equivalent to maest ( à ) (< Latin mājestās majesty ) + -oso -ose 1
Example Sentences
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The allegro first movement of the "Haffner," for example, is really more maestoso than the prescribed con spirito.
From Time Magazine Archive
Allegro moderato, moderately quick; allegro maestoso, quick but with dignity; allegro assai and allegro molto, very quick; allegro con brio or con fuoco, with fire and energy; allegrissimo, with the utmost rapidity.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
This brings us to the last movement, andante maestoso.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
Give us an andante maestoso movement, or a diminuendo rallentando that reaches the very climax and acme of slowness itself just before the applause comes!
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
No. 2 has an introductory movement marked maestoso; it is divided into three sections.
From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)
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