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Webster 1913 Edition
Agitato
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Aˊgi-ta′to
,Adj.
[It., agitated.]
(Mus.)
Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.
Webster 1828 Edition
Agitato
AGITA'TO
, in music, denotes a broken style of performance, adapted to awaken surprise or perturbation.Definition 2024
agitato
agitato
English
Noun
agitato (plural agitatos)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
Adverb
agitato (not comparable)
- (music) Played in a restless agitated style.
Adjective
agitato (not comparable)
- (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Translations
Italian
Adjective
agitato m (feminine singular agitata, masculine plural agitati, feminine plural agitate)
Noun
agitato m (plural agitati)
Verb
agitato m (feminine singular agitata, masculine plural agitati, feminine plural agitate)
- past participle of agitare