meno mosso

American

[mey-noh maw-soh, me-naw maws-saw] / ˈmeɪ noʊ ˈmɔ soʊ, ˈmɛ nɔ ˈmɔs sɔ /

adverb

Music.

less rapidly; slower.

meno mosso British

/ ˈmɛnəʊ ˈmɒsəʊ /

adverb

Often shortened to: meno. music to be played at reduced speed

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Etymology

Origin of meno mosso

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The third movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony contains an interlude molto meno mosso.

From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie

A definitely slower tempo at once più lento meno mosso ritenuto 3.

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

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