agitato

[ aj-i-tah-toh; Italian ah-jee-tah-taw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Music.

agitato

/ ˌædʒɪˈtɑːtəʊ /

Origin of agitato¹

1885–90; < Italian < Latin agitātus. See agitate

Not so many illustrious expenses, not so much animato agitato of the spirits!

The first movement (Allegro agitato) is concise; there is no padding.

There is a military moment, a lyric of more seriousness, and a finish agitato.

The agitato finale means the close of the passage with a hurrying movement.

One of her songs was Schumann's "Spring Song," with that rapid agitato accompaniment, you know.

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