1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Adagio
ADAGIO (Ital. ad agio, at ease), a term in music to indicate slow time; also a slow movement in a symphony, sonata, &c., or an independent piece, such as Mozart’s pianoforte “Adagio in B minor.”
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ADAGIO (Ital. ad agio, at ease), a term in music to indicate slow time; also a slow movement in a symphony, sonata, &c., or an independent piece, such as Mozart’s pianoforte “Adagio in B minor.”