Can anyone tell me what ADAGIO means?

Answer 1

The above are correct, but adagio has also life outside of music. It means slowly, but is no longer part of everyday speech. You can check for musical terms at

www.italian-language-study.org

Answer 2

Adagio is an Italian word for a common musical tempo marking. Adagio is a slow tempo, slower than andante but faster than larghetto.

Answer 3

Adagio is a musical saying to play very slowly

Answer 4

In fact adagio is still commonly known.
you could say to a kid wolfing down her pizza "adagio, mangia adagio, che ti viene il singhiozzo" (ndr, slowly, eat slowly, that you will get a hickup")

From the litteral meaning, the musical meaning of a slow tempo.

Answer 5

adj : (of tempo) leisurely n 1: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly" 2: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers adv : slowly; "here you must play adagio"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ADAGIO

Answer 6

a·da·gio ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-däj, -j-, -zh, -zh-)
adv. & adj. Music
In a slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than andante but faster than larghetto. Used chiefly as a direction.

n. pl. a·da·gios
Music. A slow passage, movement, or work, especially one using adagio as the direction.
A section of a pas de deux in which the ballerina and her partner perform steps requiring lyricism and great skill in lifting, balancing, and turning.


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[Italian ad-, at (from Latin. See ad-) + agio, ease (from Old Provençal aize;; akin to Old French aise. See ease).]

adagio

adj : (of tempo) leisurely n 1: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly" 2: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers adv : slowly; "here you must play adagio"