Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. Music In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In music, at a moderate pace or tempo; when combined with other terms, moderately: as, allegro moderato, moderately fast. Abbreviated modern
Wiktionary
- n. music A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo
- n. music A passage having this mark
- adv. music played in this style
- adj. music describing a passage having this mark
GNU Webster's 1913
- (Mus.) With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (of tempo) moderate
Etymologies
- Italian (Wiktionary)
- Italian, from Latin moderātus, moderate; see moderate. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“[Here, Wagner illustrates with a 2-bar musical example.] where you have forgotten to mark the tempo as piu moderato, that is almost twice as slow as before, and in the G major passage (before the ensemble in B major), which, in my opinion, was also taken too fast, the rhythmical climax of the second part of the finale being considerably impaired thereby.”
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt
“[Here, Wagner illustrates with a 2-bar musical example.] where you have forgotten to mark the tempo as piu moderato, that is almost twice as slow as before, and in the G major passage”
“From there, Here Anonymous tows the line of somber moderato, mixing demure numbers like “Bad Connection” and “Goodbye” with more upbeat fare.”
“Multos ibi quina cubita constat longitudine excedere: non expuere: non capitis, aut dentium, aut oculorum vllo dolore affici, rarò aliarum corporis partium: tam moderato Solis vapore durari.”
“Multos ibi quina cubita constat longitudine excedere: non expuere: non capitis, aut dentium, aut oculorum vllo dolore affici, rar� aliarum corporis partium: tam moderato Solis vapore durari.”
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
“The first forty-five and a half bars are for the orchestra, allegro moderato e grazioso.”
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
“Not the least curious section of this piece of early programme music is a _moderato_ recording the various articles of the capitulation.”
“Revised and edited for two or four part chorus by N.A. M. A.legro moderato”
“A.r. for two of four part chorus by N.A. M. A.dante moderato”
“A.apted and arranged for unison, two or four part chorus by N.A. M. A.dante moderato”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘moderato’.
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Beautiful Music
a cappella, accelerando, accompagnato, adagio, ad libitum, agitato, aleatory, alla breve, allegro, allemande, alto, andante and 548 more...
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clef
caprice, variation, violin, harpsichord, adagio, allegro, scherzo, opera, tenor, soprano, alto, mezzo and 62 more...
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Tempo Indications
larghissimo, largo, larghetto, adagissimo, adagio, adagietto, lentissimo, lento, andante, andantino, moderato, allegretto and 27 more...
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Musical Terms
Various terms, common and uncommon, relating to musical scores.
largo, andante, adagio, lento, moderato, allegro, vivace, presto, fermata, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, trill and 56 more...
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Musical Theory and Notation
Words you might find in written music
forte, piano, fortissimo, pianissimo, moderato, pizzicato, staccato, glissando, ritardando, legato, accelerando, allegro and 40 more...
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