Meaning & use
Mosso
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A musical direction meaning to be performed in a lively, brisk, or animated manner, often used in combination as 'più mosso.'
See it in a sentence
The conductor marked the final passage 'più mosso' to pick up the tempo.
The pianist played the mosso section with noticeably more energy than the opening.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from Italian, where 'mosso' literally means 'moved,' this term is standard notation in Western classical scores.
Words with a similar meaning
animatoagitato
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Words with an opposite meaning
tranquillo
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