agitato

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noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.

OriginItalian agitato →
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Meanings

nounagitato (plural agitatos)

plural agitatos

  1. entertainmentA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
  2. entertainmentA passage having this mark.
adverbagitato (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentPlayed in a restless agitated style.
adjectiveagitato (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentDescribing a passage having this mark.

Origin

  1. Italianagitato
  2. Italianagitato
  3. Englishagitato

Borrowed from Italian agitato.

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Translations

French agitato
  • agitatoplayed in a restless agitated style
Portuguese agitato, agitado
  • agitatoplayed in a restless agitated style
  • agitadoplayed in a restless agitated style
Turkish agitato
  • agitatoplayed in a restless agitated style
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