Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
(Ital.) : Slow. Also used generically to describe a slow movement, as in the Adagio of Brahms's Second Symphony.
From the musical term adagio, which means “slow†or “at easeâ€. Adage exercises are done both as part of “barre work†and “centre work†and consist of slow, sustained movements. They are meant to build strength and balance, as much of the exercise consists of standing on one leg while extending the other leg high into the air. They also give the dancer time to develop fluidity in “ports de bras†and supple movements of the upper body.
balletlike dance movements performed by two or more acrobats
(Italian), "slowly, at ease." Slower than andante and faster than largo.
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
slowly; "here you must play adagio"
A tempo marking indicating a very slow tempo.
In music, a direction to musicians to play gracefully or slowly.
Slow, an indication of tempo used as a playing direction in music
(it.) - Slowly. Also as a name for a piece written in that tempo. [back
Slowly; slower than andante, faster than largo; a musical composition in adagio tempo; a difficult ballet duet or trio. Adagietto is a little faster than adagio.
A slow tempoo or movement, as in a symphony
Form of acrobatics & acrobalance where moves are performed in a slow & controlled manner.
A balletic dance with lifts and balances, set to a leisurely pace, performed by a man and one or two women. adductor muscles -- A pair of muscles on the inside of the thighs which pull the legs toward each other, and are stretched when performing a straddle split.
Slow and sustained movements; a slow and sustained dance.
Slow; slower than andante, faster than largo.
(''It.'') – "at ease" – Slowly.
Quite slow. The melody is spun out at a regular but slow pace. Example: Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite, "Ase's Death" Real Audio: 28K | 56K | About this album
Italian for "slow"; used as an instruction to musical performers.
A slow tempo. Generally slower than andante, but not as slow as largo. Literally, at ease.
Adagio is a French progressive/symphonic metal band. Stephan Forté, the band's guitarist, is considered the creative force behind Adagio. Adagio's music is characterized by technical precision, dark, dense orchestration, complex lead work, and a driving rhythm section.
Adagio is the name given to a specific set of partner acrobalance or acrobalance movements. Adagio originated in Eastern Europe, and is the most commonly taught of the circus acrobalance arts. Adagio involves transitions between various stationary balances.
