Moderato Definition

mŏdə-rätō
adjective
In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.
American Heritage
With moderation in tempo.
Webster's New World
(music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Wiktionary
noun

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo.

Wiktionary
(music) A passage having this mark.
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adverb
(music) Played in this style.
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Other Word Forms of Moderato

Noun

Singular:
moderato
Plural:
moderatos

Origin of Moderato

  • Italian from Latin moderātus moderate moderate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian

    From Wiktionary

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