Andante is an English word with synonyms like slow or tempo. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Andante in a sentence
Andante meaning
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
- A passage having this mark.
Using Andante
- The main meaning on this page is: A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato. | A passage having this mark.
- Useful related words include: slow, tempo, pacing.
- In the example corpus, andante often appears in combinations such as: the andante.
Context around Andante
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Andante
- In this selection, "andante" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, words, lyrical, symphony and based stand out and add context to how "andante" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 5th symphony andante in his and a lyrical andante based on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "andante" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with andante
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The B section's "Andante ma con ritmo deciso" introduces the American Blues and spasms of homesickness. (17 words)
In the Mozart, that intimacy takes the form of a theme and variations in a minor key during the Andante. (20 words)
Eiffel died on 27 December 1923, while listening to Beethoven's 5th symphony andante, in his mansion on Rue Rabelais in Paris, France. (23 words)
A lyrical andante based on Tosca's act 1 motif, this is perhaps the opera's best-known aria, yet was regarded by Puccini as a mistake; Greenfield, p. 136 he considered eliminating it since it held up the action. (40 words)
Mancini's score for the Alfred Hitchcock film Frenzy (1972) in Bachian organ andante, for organ and an orchestra of strings was rejected and replaced by Ron Goodwin 's work. (30 words)
A classic of the genre, it is a joy from first to last note with its two passionate outer movements, lyrical ‘song without words’ Andante and fairy-like Scherzo. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
In the Mozart, that intimacy takes the form of a theme and variations in a minor key during the Andante.
A classic of the genre, it is a joy from first to last note with its two passionate outer movements, lyrical ‘song without words’ Andante and fairy-like Scherzo.
A lyrical andante based on Tosca's act 1 motif, this is perhaps the opera's best-known aria, yet was regarded by Puccini as a mistake; Greenfield, p. 136 he considered eliminating it since it held up the action.
Eiffel died on 27 December 1923, while listening to Beethoven's 5th symphony andante, in his mansion on Rue Rabelais in Paris, France.
His bassoon concerto and the Andante e Rondo ungarese (a reworking of a piece originally for viola and orchestra) are also popular with bassoonists.
Mancini's score for the Alfred Hitchcock film Frenzy (1972) in Bachian organ andante, for organ and an orchestra of strings was rejected and replaced by Ron Goodwin 's work.
The B section's "Andante ma con ritmo deciso" introduces the American Blues and spasms of homesickness.
Common combinations with andante
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: