mosso

American  

[moh-soh, maws-saw] / ˈmoʊ soʊ, ˈmɔs sɔ /

adjective

Music.

1. rapid; fast.

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mosso British  

/ ˈmɒsəʊ /

adverb

1. music to be performed with rapidity See also meno mosso

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Etymology

Origin of mosso

1875–80; < Italian, past participle of muovere to move

Example Sentences

Studiando le mie cifre, col compasso Rilevo, che presto sar� sotterra— Perch� del mio saper si fa gran chiasso, E gl'ignoranti m'hanno mosso guerra.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

From the piu mosso the agitation increases, and here let me call to your notice the Beethoven-ish quality of these bars, which continue until the change of signature.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

A definitely faster tempo at once     più allegro più presto più animato più mosso più tosto più stretto un poco animato     Terms Indicating a Slower Tempo     1.

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

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