Definition of andantino in English:
andantino
adverb & adjectiveˌandanˈtiːnəʊ
Music (especially as a direction) lighter than andante, and usually quicker.
Example sentencesExamples
- Prelude #7, andantino, in E Major, for example, is only sixteen measures long.
nounPlural andantinosˌandanˈtiːnəʊˌändänˈtēnō
Music A movement or passage marked to be performed andantino.
Example sentencesExamples
- A gentle and lyrical andantino in triple time with a lilting rhythm and an emotional central section ended intimately, in stillness.
- Perlman fairly sailed through these andantinos and caprices, using each one to showcase yet another aspect of his extraordinary mastery of the instrument.
Origin
Italian, diminutive of andante.
Definition of andantino in US English:
andantino
adjective & adverbˌändänˈtēnō
Music (especially as a direction) more lighthearted than andante, and in most cases quicker.
Example sentencesExamples
- Prelude #7, andantino, in E Major, for example, is only sixteen measures long.
nounˌändänˈtēnō
Music A movement or composition marked to be played andantino.
Example sentencesExamples
- A gentle and lyrical andantino in triple time with a lilting rhythm and an emotional central section ended intimately, in stillness.
- Perlman fairly sailed through these andantinos and caprices, using each one to showcase yet another aspect of his extraordinary mastery of the instrument.
Origin
Italian, diminutive of andante.