maestoso
[ mahy-stoh-soh; Italian mah-es-taw-saw ]
/ maɪˈstoʊ soʊ; Italian ˌmɑ ɛsˈtɔ sɔ /
adjective, adverb
with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).
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Example sentences from the Web for maestoso
An Introduction, maestoso, followed by something mystical (Kents Prediction).
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste TchaikovskyThis music is exquisite, wondrously exquisite, and it is followed by a maestoso e solenne movement of unsurpassable majesty.
Contemporary American Composers |Rupert HughesThe maestoso which ushers in the Allegro of the last sonata contains foreshadowings which are better felt than explained.
The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
British Dictionary definitions for maestoso
maestoso
/ (maɪˈstəʊsəʊ) music /
adjective, adverb
to be performed majestically
noun plural -sos
a piece or passage directed to be played in this way
Word Origin for maestoso
C18: Italian: majestic, from Latin
māiestās
majesty