appassionato

[ uh-pah-see-uh-nah-toh, uh-pash-uh-; Italian ahp-pahs-syaw-nah-taw ]

adjective

, Music.

1. impassioned; with passion or strong feeling.

appassionato

/ əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) in an impassioned manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of appassionato¹

From Italian; ap- ¹, passion, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

While she was speaking he thought of the andante appassionato comparison.

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The first subject is announced appassionato by the strings, the piano joining with arabesquery that follows the general outlines.

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In the dusky depths of the woods the thrush sings his thrilling, largo appassionato, requiem to the dying day.

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If George shies at this, it can be tried again later—say during an "appassionato" passage for the violins and cellos.

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Now it sings in a strong unison of the strings largamente ed appassionato, and with clang of chord in lower brass.

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