adagios
Unhurried musical passages
Adagios is the plural of adagio, a musical term indicating slow tempo.
In ballet, an adagio is a section featuring slow, controlled movements that showcase a dancer's balance and line: The pas de deux included a breathtaking adagio.
As compositions, adagios are slow movements within larger works: Barber's Adagio for Strings is among the most performed adagios in the classical repertoire.
Very slow tempo
- lentoSlow tempo marking
- graveSerious and worrying
- andanteWalking-pace tempo marking
- ritardandoGradual tempo decrease
rallentando · legato · rubato · cantabile · dolce · molto · maestoso · tenuto
Untroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- wistfulSadly longing for something
soulful · tender · poignant · lyrical · pensive · introspective · nostalgic · yearning
Traditional pithy truth
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
ballerina · danseur · choreography · pirouette · grand jeté · relevé · attitude · barre
largo
Very slow tempo
ritardando · rallentando · legato · rubato · cantabile · dolce · molto · maestoso · tenuto · larghetto
serene
Untroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
wistful · soulful · tender · poignant · lyrical · pensive · introspective · nostalgic · yearning · peaceful
adage
Traditional pithy truth
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
pointe · ballerina · danseur · choreography · pirouette · grand jeté · relevé · attitude · barre · en pointe
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- slow musicandante, largo, lento, larghetto, grave
- Duet Musicduets, romantic duets, call and response, musical dialogue, piano accompaniment