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Adagio   /ədˈɑʒiˌoʊ/   Listen
Adagio

noun
1.
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully).
2.
A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers.





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"Adagio" Quotes from Famous Books



... loudly, because her woman's instinct warned her to be wary. The shutters were flung open, and the young soldier stepped flamboyantly into the room. "I am here, cara, cara mia!" he cried. "I, Vibrato Adagio!" With a sibilant cry she fell into his out-stretched arms. "Mio, mio," she echoed in ecstasy, "I am yours and you are mine!" So lightly was the first stepping-stone passed on her reckless path of immorality and vice. Her ...
— Terribly Intimate Portraits • Noel Coward


Words linked to "Adagio" :   duet, opus, dance, terpsichore, saltation, slow, piece of music, passage, piece, pas de deux, dancing, music, musical passage, composition, musical composition


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