appassionato

American  

[uh-pah-see-uh-nah-toh, uh-pash-uh-, ahp-pahs-syaw-nah-taw] / əˌpɑ si əˈnɑ toʊ, əˌpæʃ ə-, ɑpˌpɑs sjɔˈnɑ tɔ /

adjective

Music.

1. impassioned; with passion or strong feeling.

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appassionato British  

/ əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) in an impassioned manner

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Etymology

Origin of appassionato

From Italian; see origin at ap- ¹, passion, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

appassionato

But Berg had the last word with his Allegro appassionato, seeming to make explicit the pervasive yearning of Schubert and take its Romantic sentiment to a breaking point.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

She maintains her common touch but it takes an appassionato of things Roman like me to nod along when Beard complains, of another interpreter: “He reaches too easily for that over-used term apotropaic.”

From Washington Post

"What are you doing here?" roared the conductor, appassionato.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now it sings in a strong unison of the strings largamente ed appassionato, and with clang of chord in lower brass.

From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.

If George shies at this, it can be tried again later—say during an "appassionato" passage for the violins and cellos.

From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Stewart, Donald Ogden