andantino

American  

[ahn-dahn-tee-noh, an-dan-, ahn-dahn-tee-naw] / ˌɑn dɑnˈti noʊ, ˌæn dæn-, ˌɑn dɑnˈti nɔ /

adjective

1. slightly faster than andante.

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noun

plural

andantinos,

plural

andantini

1. an andantino movement or piece.

andantino British  

/ ˌændænˈtiːnəʊ /

adjective

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

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of andantino

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

Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 10, 2013

The superb English Chamber Orchestra, for example, begins the andantino of No. 14 with a refreshing, lilting tempo, only to be dragged slower and slower once the piano enters.

From Time Magazine Archive

The andantino movement went well enough, but disaster struck in the blazing finale, which fell apart in a tug-of-war -- Cliburn pulling ahead, Sinaisky dragging back.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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

From The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories by Twain, Mark