andante
1 of 2adverb or adjective
an·dan·te
än-ˈdän-(ˌ)tā 
-ˈdän-tē;
an-ˈdan-tē
: moderately slow
—usually used as a direction in music
: a musical composition or movement in andante tempo
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2019
The encore was the andante from Bach’s solo Sonata No. 2, played with the utmost beauty and simplicity.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
Adverb or adjective
The movement’s main tempo felt more andante than the marked allegro.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
Noun
So, for this writer, the plat du jour of the Double Concerto is its second movement, the andante.
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2019
The encore was the andante from Bach’s solo Sonata No. 2, played with the utmost beauty and simplicity.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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andante
1 of 2 adverb or adjective
an·dan·te
än-ˈdän-ˌtā
an-ˈdant-ē
: slow but not too slow
—used as a direction in music
andante
2 of 2 noun
: a musical piece or movement in andante tempo
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