agitatoadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌadʒᵻˈtɑːtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌædʒəˈtɑdoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Partly also a borrowing from French. Etymons: Italian agitato; French agitato.

Etymology: < Italian agitato (not dated in dictionaries of Italian as a musical instruction, and apparently rare in this use before the 19th cent.; a1342 in sense ‘moved to and fro’, a1460 in sense ‘(of a person's mind or feelings) disturbed’), use as adjective of past participle of agitare agitate v. In use as adjective originally via French agitato (1768 in the passage translated in quot. ?1775 at sense A. 1; 1813 or earlier as noun).

Music.

A. adj.

1. Music. Especially as a direction: agitated or restless in manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression

affettuoso1724

sostenuto1724

risoluto1740

ariose1742

arioso1742

agitato?1775

legato1786

grandioso1787

staccato1806

trainante1818

leggiero1847

appassionato1869

martelé1876

martellato1876

pesante1900

misterioso1957

marcato1961

religioso1961

?1775 W. Waring tr. J.-J. Rousseau Dict. Music 256 Each of these degrees is sub-divided and modified into others, in which we must distinguish those..which mark the character and expression of the air, as agitato [Fr. agitato], vivace, gustoso, combrio, &c.

1835 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 22 Aug. 273/2 The hurried dashes and dative cases of the writer..are like an agitato accompaniment to the facts.

1883 O. Eslie-Nelham Sapphire Lights viii. 124 Her heart fell to beating an agitato accompaniment.

1977 Gramophone Aug. 306/3 Some collectors initially may prefer bolder surges and a more marked agitato character in the first movement.

1992 Gramophone Jan. 74/2 In the Second Scherzo he favours a very ruminative start to the trio before mounting to a climax just a bit too agitato for clarity.

2. colloquial. Agitated; in a state of nervous tension or anxiety.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated

high-wrought1579

feverous1587

tremulous1611

feverish1637

overwound1640

gestient1644

overwrought1648

twittering1648

fevereda1657

tumultuous1667

wrought-up1688

flustered1743

trepidatinga1774

flurried1775

wrought1778

riled1825

tête montée1825

worked up1831

tumultuating1854

trepidant1891

tremorous1897

wroughted1905

goosy1906

hotted-up1923

steamed1923

spooky1926

antsy-pantsy1944

antsy1950

agitato1964

amped1967

wired1970

1944 Collier's 9 Sept. 55/2 Antonio was poco agitato when he had to work as pancake turner on the Green web.]

1964 I. Gershwin Kiss me, Stupid in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 383/1 If I'm all agitato , Ev'ry heartstring vibrato, Ev'ry look passionato—Who but you made me so?

1983 Observer 9 Jan. 41/3 She was terribly agitato, and can you blame her?

1995 K. Friedman God Bless John Wayne 129 It was now three forty-seven and I was beginning to feel slightly agitato.

1999 A. Campbell Diary 7 Feb. in Blair Years (2007) 365 TB was reading through the GM papers (on the genetically modified food question) he had asked for, and getting more and more agitato re the Opposition.

B. n.

Music. (A piece or passage of) music played or sung agitato; (also) agitato quality. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > piece in specific manner

amoroso1769

andante1785

maestoso1794

agitato1797

presto1842

andantino1845

scherzino1884

scherzetto1907

grandioso1914

strepitoso1966

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > tempo > [noun] > specific tempo > passage at

vivace1683

largo1702

agitato1797

allegretto1877

1797 Monthly Mag. Jan. 62/2 No. 8, an agitato in common time, is calculated to convey with considerable force the sensations alluded to by the word prefixed to it.

1819 Repository of Arts 1 Apr. 227/2 The final portion, from agitato, although simple in itself, comes in with much effect.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 446 Ambrogetti..sung an agitato.

1892 C. Willeby Frederic François Chopin v. 105 At the agitato, strings in the accompaniment give way to clarinets, bassoons, and horns.

1922 F. A. Russell Ashes of Achievement iv. 33 The narrative voice was suddenly changed for the agitato of domestic tension.

1924 Musical Times Feb. 132/2 When the Agitato does at last begin, it proves to be of a rousing character.

1978 Gramophone June 86/1 The central agitato of Op. 9 No. 3 is particularly convincing.

2011 J. M. Keller Chamber Music 115 In the Agitato Brahms employs a novel sonic effect.

C. adv.

Music. In an agitated manner; with agitation, restlessly.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression

grave1683

cantabile1724

maestoso1724

staccato1724

legato1740

soavemente1740

tenuto1762

amoroso?1765

spiritoso1767

pomposo1786

scherzando1786

strepitoso1801

grazioso1806

mesto1806

risoluto1817

tripsomely1819

alla marcia1823

energico1824

flautando1825

giocoso1828

grandioso1829

religioso1829

largamente1837

marcato1840

flautato1842

leggiero1851

tranquillo1854

appassionato1857

lamentoso1876

misterioso1876

parlando1876

pesante1876

scherzandissimo1876

affettuoso1879

arioso1879

quasi parlato1908

martellato1928

agitato1944

soave1959

1883 Househ. Words 25 Mar. 434/2 Playing a thing agitato or legato—as it happens to be written—is a help and not a hindrance to getting hold of the right notes.

1944 S. Nelms Only Orphan Girl 15 (stage-direct.) Pianist plays chords agitato.

1993 A. Palmer in J. den Boeft & A. Hilhorst Early Christian Poetry 203 The final movement will be performed, ‘agitato’, by the mumbling, darting ensemble of the fishes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	agitato
释义	agitatoadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌadʒᵻˈtɑːtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌædʒəˈtɑdoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Partly also a borrowing from French. Etymons: Italian agitato; French agitato. Etymology: < Italian agitato (not dated in dictionaries of Italian as a musical instruction, and apparently rare in this use before the 19th cent.; a1342 in sense ‘moved to and fro’, a1460 in sense ‘(of a person's mind or feelings) disturbed’), use as adjective of past participle of agitare agitate v. In use as adjective originally via French agitato (1768 in the passage translated in quot. ?1775 at sense A. 1; 1813 or earlier as noun). Music. A. adj. 1. Music. Especially as a direction: agitated or restless in manner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > expression > [adjective] > specific expression affettuoso1724 sostenuto1724 risoluto1740 ariose1742 arioso1742 agitato?1775 legato1786 grandioso1787 staccato1806 trainante1818 leggiero1847 appassionato1869 martelé1876 martellato1876 pesante1900 misterioso1957 marcato1961 religioso1961 ?1775 W. Waring tr. J.-J. Rousseau Dict. Music 256 Each of these degrees is sub-divided and modified into others, in which we must distinguish those..which mark the character and expression of the air, as agitato [Fr. agitato], vivace, gustoso, combrio, &c. 1835 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 22 Aug. 273/2 The hurried dashes and dative cases of the writer..are like an agitato accompaniment to the facts. 1883 O. Eslie-Nelham Sapphire Lights viii. 124 Her heart fell to beating an agitato accompaniment. 1977 Gramophone Aug. 306/3 Some collectors initially may prefer bolder surges and a more marked agitato character in the first movement. 1992 Gramophone Jan. 74/2 In the Second Scherzo he favours a very ruminative start to the trio before mounting to a climax just a bit too agitato for clarity. 2. colloquial. Agitated; in a state of nervous tension or anxiety. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated high-wrought1579 feverous1587 tremulous1611 feverish1637 overwound1640 gestient1644 overwrought1648 twittering1648 fevereda1657 tumultuous1667 wrought-up1688 flustered1743 trepidatinga1774 flurried1775 wrought1778 riled1825 tête montée1825 worked up1831 tumultuating1854 trepidant1891 tremorous1897 wroughted1905 goosy1906 hotted-up1923 steamed1923 spooky1926 antsy-pantsy1944 antsy1950 agitato1964 amped1967 wired1970 1944 Collier's 9 Sept. 55/2 Antonio was poco agitato when he had to work as pancake turner on the Green web.] 1964 I. Gershwin Kiss me, Stupid in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 383/1 If I'm all agitato , Ev'ry heartstring vibrato, Ev'ry look passionato—Who but you made me so? 1983 Observer 9 Jan. 41/3 She was terribly agitato, and can you blame her? 1995 K. Friedman God Bless John Wayne 129 It was now three forty-seven and I was beginning to feel slightly agitato. 1999 A. Campbell Diary 7 Feb. in Blair Years (2007) 365 TB was reading through the GM papers (on the genetically modified food question) he had asked for, and getting more and more agitato re the Opposition. B. n. Music. (A piece or passage of) music played or sung agitato; (also) agitato quality. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > piece in specific manner amoroso1769 andante1785 maestoso1794 agitato1797 presto1842 andantino1845 scherzino1884 scherzetto1907 grandioso1914 strepitoso1966 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > tempo > [noun] > specific tempo > passage at vivace1683 largo1702 agitato1797 allegretto1877 1797 Monthly Mag. Jan. 62/2 No. 8, an agitato in common time, is calculated to convey with considerable force the sensations alluded to by the word prefixed to it. 1819 Repository of Arts 1 Apr. 227/2 The final portion, from agitato, although simple in itself, comes in with much effect. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 446 Ambrogetti..sung an agitato. 1892 C. Willeby Frederic François Chopin v. 105 At the agitato, strings in the accompaniment give way to clarinets, bassoons, and horns. 1922 F. A. Russell Ashes of Achievement iv. 33 The narrative voice was suddenly changed for the agitato of domestic tension. 1924 Musical Times Feb. 132/2 When the Agitato does at last begin, it proves to be of a rousing character. 1978 Gramophone June 86/1 The central agitato of Op. 9 No. 3 is particularly convincing. 2011 J. M. Keller Chamber Music 115 In the Agitato Brahms employs a novel sonic effect. C. adv. Music. In an agitated manner; with agitation, restlessly. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression grave1683 cantabile1724 maestoso1724 staccato1724 legato1740 soavemente1740 tenuto1762 amoroso?1765 spiritoso1767 pomposo1786 scherzando1786 strepitoso1801 grazioso1806 mesto1806 risoluto1817 tripsomely1819 alla marcia1823 energico1824 flautando1825 giocoso1828 grandioso1829 religioso1829 largamente1837 marcato1840 flautato1842 leggiero1851 tranquillo1854 appassionato1857 lamentoso1876 misterioso1876 parlando1876 pesante1876 scherzandissimo1876 affettuoso1879 arioso1879 quasi parlato1908 martellato1928 agitato1944 soave1959 1883 Househ. Words 25 Mar. 434/2 Playing a thing agitato or legato—as it happens to be written—is a help and not a hindrance to getting hold of the right notes. 1944 S. Nelms Only Orphan Girl 15 (stage-direct.) Pianist plays chords agitato. 1993 A. Palmer in J. den Boeft & A. Hilhorst Early Christian Poetry 203 The final movement will be performed, ‘agitato’, by the mumbling, darting ensemble of the fishes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.?1775
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