Meaning & use
largo
In music, played very slowly and broadly, typically slower than adagio.
See it in a sentence
The conductor asked the strings to play the opening largo passage even more slowly.
Handel's famous largo is often performed at weddings for its stately, unhurried pace.
A note on using this word
Largo works as a tempo instruction and, as a noun, names a movement or passage played at that slow tempo.
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Words with an opposite meaning
allegropresto
Another way to use it
2. noun
A musical passage or movement performed at a slow, broad tempo.
The symphony's largo brought a moment of calm before the fast final movement.
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