moderato

[ mod-uh-rah-toh ]

adjective

, Music.

1. moderate; in moderate time.

moderato

/ ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ /

adverb

1. at a moderate tempo
2. (preceded by a tempo marking) a direction indicating that the tempo specified is to be used with restraint

   allegro moderato

Word History and Origins

Origin of moderato¹

1715–25; < Italian < Latin moderātus moderate

Word History and Origins

Origin of moderato¹

C18: from Italian, from Latin moderātus; see moderate

Example Sentences

In the first long movement (an Allegro moderato) there is no repeat.

From Project Gutenberg

The opening moderato e cantabile is a tone-poem of touching pathos.

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Dahn interprets 'moderato ordine,' 'not so absolutely as the Roman clergy desires.'

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There are men in the prime of life, of a lymphatic temperament, whose blood seems to circulate moderato.

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The last of the six movements—an Allegro Moderato, with Variations (very pretty)—resembles a tune for a musical box.

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