largos
Unhurried musical passages
Largos is the plural of largo, a musical term indicating a very slow, broad tempo.
In classical music, a largo movement proceeds with stately, dignified pace: The symphony's second movement is marked largo.
Largo can also name a piece or section performed at this tempo: Handel's famous largos.
Slow musical tempo
- andanteWalking-pace tempo marking
- tempoRate of musical performance
- graveSerious and worrying
- lentoSlow tempo marking
moderato · allegro · presto · cantabile · legato · pianissimo · fortissimo · crescendo
adagio
Slow musical tempo
lento · moderato · allegro · presto · cantabile · legato · pianissimo · fortissimo · crescendo · decrescendo
leisurely
Done without urgency
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- languidWeak and without vigor
slow · relaxed · easygoing · gentle · steady · sedate · lingering · prolonged · drawn-out · extended
roomy
Having generous interior space
wide · broad · ample · commodious · open · airy · cavernous · palatial · generous · voluminous