larghetto

[lahr-get-oh]

lar·ghet·to

[lahr-get-oh] adjective, adverb, noun, plural lar·ghet·tos. Music.
adjective, adverb
1.
somewhat slow; not so slow as largo, but usually slower than andante.
noun
2.
a larghetto movement.

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Larghetto is always a great word to know.
So is half note. Does it mean:
interval smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding major interval
note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of largo largo
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larghetto (lɑːˈɡɛtəʊ)
 
adj, —adv
1.  to be performed moderately slowly
 
n , -tos
2.  a piece or passage to be performed in this way
 
[Italian: diminutive of largo]

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