andantino

[ ahn-dahn-tee-noh, an-dan-; Italian ahn-dahn-tee-naw ]

adjective

1. slightly faster than andante.

noun

, plural an·dan·ti·nos, Italian an·dan·ti·ni [ahn-dahn-, tee, -nee].

1. an andantino movement or piece.

andantino

/ ˌændænˈtiːnəʊ /

adjective

1. (to be performed) slightly faster, or slightly more slowly, than andante

noun

1. a passage or piece to be performed in this manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of andantino¹

1810–20; < Italian, equivalent to andan ( te ) andante + -ino diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of andantino¹

C19: diminutive of andante

Example Sentences

In the middle andantino, Barnatan engaged in a playful dialogue with the instruments, and that colorful back-and-forth carried into the finale, where a jaunty and jubilant orchestra brought it all to a brilliant conclusion.

From Washington Post

The suite includes a delicate andantino and a kind of scattered scherzo conclusion.

From Washington Post

Uchida's manic intensity in this and the final rondo was terrifying to behold, relieved only momentarily by her deliciously liquid reading of the song-like andantino.

From The Guardian

Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. µ Some, taking andante in its original sense of ½going,¸ and andantino as its diminutive, or ½less going,¸ define the latter as slower than andante.

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, I think it IS very sweet—and very solemn and impressive, if you get the andantino and the pianissimo right.

From Project Gutenberg