Advertisement

Advertisement

animato

[ ah-nuh-mah-toh, an-uh-; Italian ah-nee-mah-taw ]

adjective

, Music.
  1. animated; lively. : anim.


animato

/ ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ /

adjective

  1. music (to be performed) in a lively manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of animato1

1715–25; < Italian < L. See animate
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of animato1

Italian
Discover More

Example Sentences

Not so many illustrious expenses, not so much animato agitato of the spirits!

The feeling of unrest is here augmented until it becomes almost painful, and not until the animato does a restful feeling come.

Accelerando, affrettando (this term implies some degree of excitement also), stringendo, poco a poco animato.

As if to atone for the slower pace, the theme strikes into a lively fugue, with trembling strings (Allegro animato).

A new rhythmic motive, of great charm, un pocchetino piu animato, is answered by a bit of the theme.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


animatismanimator