larghettoadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/lɑːˈɡɛtəʊ/, U.S.

/lɑrˈɡɛdoʊ/

Forms: 1700s– largetto (irregular), 1700s– larghetto. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian larghetto.

Etymology: < Italian larghetto (apparently early 18th cent. as a musical direction; 14th cent. as adjective in sense ‘somewhat broad’) < largo largo adv. + -etto (see -et suffix¹).

Music.

A. adv.

As a musical direction: at a fairly slow tempo; slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; in a slow and dignified manner.

ΘΚΠ

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

adagio1680

presto1680

vivace1683

largo1702

allegrettoc1710

allegro1721

larghetto1724

lent1724

lento1724

moderato1724

prestissimo1724

stretto1740

a tempo1740

lentamente1762

accelerando1784

rallentando1786

ritardando1806

ritenuto1826

rit.1833

rapido1841

stringendo1853

lentando1854

allargando1873

rall.1876

trascinando1876

animato1879

largando1883

mässig1884

più mosso1931

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 40 Largetto, or Larghetto denotes a Movement a little quicker than Largo.

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Larghetto,..a word specifying a time not quite so slow as that denoted by Largo, of which word it is the diminutive.

1880 E. Prout in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 65/1 Andante is a quicker rate of movement than larghetto, but..is slower than allegretto.

1890 F. Niecks Frederick Chopin I. xiii. 203 (note) The slow movements of Chopin's concertos are marked Larghetto.

1934 Boston Symphony Orchestra Programme 53 55 In Haydn's catalogue, the tempo is given as Larghetto, but this is probably due to some error.

2003 J. Irving Mozart's Piano Concertos iv. 72 (note) The Romance of K.466 has no separate tempo marking, but is normally played largetto.

B. n.

A movement, passage, or piece of music played or performed larghetto.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way

concerto grosso1724

legatoa1757

ad libitum1759

larghetto1760

moderato1762

bravura1787

pomposo1807

tutti1816

spiritoso1829

alla capella1859

alla marcia1860

passage work1865

retrogression1869

largamente1878

religioso1888

grandioso1914

animato1924

pesante1932

precipitato1955

1760 W. Jackson 6 Sonatas Harpsichord Advt. In the Fourth, as the Larghetto cannot have its proper Effect unaccompanied, it may be omitted.

1814 Repository of Arts Jan. 42/1 The larghetto, however, is, in our opinion, the pride of the work.

1877 G. B. Shaw in Hornet 27 June 333/2 The overture was taken too rapidly at the larghetto.

1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 119/2 Before long the music sweeps him on; the larghetto is done with understanding delicacy.

1959 Times 2 Feb. 12/4 In Haydn's F major sonata..there was finesse in his phrasing of its central larghetto.

1999 Strad Jan. 71/1 An orchestral introduction to the Larghetto which quite robbed the music of its serenity.

C. adj.

Dignified and fairly slow; (of a movement, passage, or composition) marked to be performed larghetto.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way

alla breve1782

grandioso1787

larghetto1815

spiritoso1824

pomposoa1845

appassionato1869

animato1874

bravuraish1879

alla marcia1880

tutti1884

largamente1893

precipitato1965

1815 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 339/2 The first of these [divertissements] commences with a larghetto movement in a style where the solemn and the graceful are well united.

1850 Musical World 4 May 272/2 Nor could anything be more exquisite than the fluent melody of his tones in the larghetto passages.

1919 Musical Q. 5 466 [The Irish air] so impressed him that he introduced it as the Larghetto movement of his Third Concerto for the Harpsichord.

1995 Classic CD July 47/3 Perhaps the Larghetto central movement of the Elgar could be riper in its expressivo, but it remains touching.

2014 E. Kolbell When your Life is on Fire vi. 89 Who among us has not been brought low by a less than worshipful worship service..in which a narcoleptic congregation groans its way, off-key, through a larghetto version of ‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	larghetto
释义	larghettoadv.n.adj. Brit. /lɑːˈɡɛtəʊ/, U.S. /lɑrˈɡɛdoʊ/ Forms: 1700s– largetto (irregular), 1700s– larghetto. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian larghetto. Etymology: < Italian larghetto (apparently early 18th cent. as a musical direction; 14th cent. as adjective in sense ‘somewhat broad’) < largo largo adv. + -etto (see -et suffix¹). Music. A. adv. As a musical direction: at a fairly slow tempo; slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; in a slow and dignified manner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for tempo adagio1680 presto1680 vivace1683 largo1702 allegrettoc1710 allegro1721 larghetto1724 lent1724 lento1724 moderato1724 prestissimo1724 stretto1740 a tempo1740 lentamente1762 accelerando1784 rallentando1786 ritardando1806 ritenuto1826 rit.1833 rapido1841 stringendo1853 lentando1854 allargando1873 rall.1876 trascinando1876 animato1879 largando1883 mässig1884 più mosso1931 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 40 Largetto, or Larghetto denotes a Movement a little quicker than Largo. 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Larghetto,..a word specifying a time not quite so slow as that denoted by Largo, of which word it is the diminutive. 1880 E. Prout in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 65/1 Andante is a quicker rate of movement than larghetto, but..is slower than allegretto. 1890 F. Niecks Frederick Chopin I. xiii. 203 (note) The slow movements of Chopin's concertos are marked Larghetto. 1934 Boston Symphony Orchestra Programme 53 55 In Haydn's catalogue, the tempo is given as Larghetto, but this is probably due to some error. 2003 J. Irving Mozart's Piano Concertos iv. 72 (note) The Romance of K.466 has no separate tempo marking, but is normally played largetto. B. n. A movement, passage, or piece of music played or performed larghetto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way concerto grosso1724 legatoa1757 ad libitum1759 larghetto1760 moderato1762 bravura1787 pomposo1807 tutti1816 spiritoso1829 alla capella1859 alla marcia1860 passage work1865 retrogression1869 largamente1878 religioso1888 grandioso1914 animato1924 pesante1932 precipitato1955 1760 W. Jackson 6 Sonatas Harpsichord Advt. In the Fourth, as the Larghetto cannot have its proper Effect unaccompanied, it may be omitted. 1814 Repository of Arts Jan. 42/1 The larghetto, however, is, in our opinion, the pride of the work. 1877 G. B. Shaw in Hornet 27 June 333/2 The overture was taken too rapidly at the larghetto. 1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 119/2 Before long the music sweeps him on; the larghetto is done with understanding delicacy. 1959 Times 2 Feb. 12/4 In Haydn's F major sonata..there was finesse in his phrasing of its central larghetto. 1999 Strad Jan. 71/1 An orchestral introduction to the Larghetto which quite robbed the music of its serenity. C. adj. Dignified and fairly slow; (of a movement, passage, or composition) marked to be performed larghetto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way alla breve1782 grandioso1787 larghetto1815 spiritoso1824 pomposoa1845 appassionato1869 animato1874 bravuraish1879 alla marcia1880 tutti1884 largamente1893 precipitato1965 1815 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 339/2 The first of these [divertissements] commences with a larghetto movement in a style where the solemn and the graceful are well united. 1850 Musical World 4 May 272/2 Nor could anything be more exquisite than the fluent melody of his tones in the larghetto passages. 1919 Musical Q. 5 466 [The Irish air] so impressed him that he introduced it as the Larghetto movement of his Third Concerto for the Harpsichord. 1995 Classic CD July 47/3 Perhaps the Larghetto central movement of the Elgar could be riper in its expressivo, but it remains touching. 2014 E. Kolbell When your Life is on Fire vi. 89 Who among us has not been brought low by a less than worshipful worship service..in which a narcoleptic congregation groans its way, off-key, through a larghetto version of ‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.adj.1724
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