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Moderate. The French equivalent of Moderato.
Debussy and Ravel use Modéré for movements that need measured grace. It often implies a certain detachment — the music moves at a comfortable pace without emotional extremes.
Ravel's String Quartet, second movement — marked Assez vif (rather lively), but the trio section drops to a more Modéré character.
Modéré 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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