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Slightly faster than Adagio, or a brief Adagio movement. Typically 72–76 BPM.
The diminutive of Adagio — either "a little faster than Adagio" or "a short Adagio." Use it for intimate, chamber-like slow passages within larger works, or when the full weight of Adagio would be too much.
Mahler's Symphony No. 5, fourth movement (Adagietto) — a love letter for strings and harp, lasting roughly 10 minutes, with one of the most famous string melodies in the repertoire.
Adagietto is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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