moderato

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Most of the time the moderato was interpreted as an allegro_, and the andante maestro as a simple moderato_.

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  1. adverb Music In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.

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  • Most of the time the moderato was interpreted as an allegro , and the andante maestro as a simple moderato . —  Musical Memories
  • Allegro moderato - Allegro de. m4a Disc 3 / Piano Concerto No 2 / 06 III. —  Torrentreactor.Net
  • Carter: Sonata for Violoncello and Piano - moderato —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84 (1939-44): I. Andante dolce; Allegro moderato 14: 59 —  VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅
  • Disquises - I. M.A.s.q.u.e. Poco adagio - Allegro moderato e poco pesante —  VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅
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  1. Italian, from Latin moderātus, moderate; see moderate.

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  1. Italian: see moderate, adjective
 

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/mɑdɛˈrɑtə/
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