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mesto

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[mes-toh] / ˈmɛs toʊ /

adjective

Music. sad; mournful; sorrowful.

adverb

Music. sadly; mournfully; sorrowfully.

noun

Music. a piece of music written to sound sad.

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Robbins Landon, is a Largo e sostenuto in D minor, and stares straight at its kin in Beethoven, the brooding Largo e mesto of Op.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

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