What is adagio?

String Quartet No. 2 (Mendelssohn) - Movements
... This work has four movements Adagio – Allegro vivace Adagio non lento Intermezzo Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto Presto – Adagio non lento A typical ...

Symphony No. 1 (Schubert)
... The first movement opens with a stately Adagio introduction, reminiscent of the Haydn's 104 in its format ... The short Adagio sets off a lively Allegro vivace ... Adagio - Allegro vivace II ...

Symphony No. 15 (Haydn)
... This symphony has four movements Adagio, 3/4 - Presto, 4/4 - Adagio, 3/4 Menuet e Trio, with the Trio in G major, both 3/4 Andante in G major, 2/4 Presto, 3/8 The ... The movement begins with a light adagio with the first violins alternating with two horns while the rest of the string section accompanies in pizzicato ... The movement finishes with a modified version of the Adagio at the beginning of the movement ...

Eight Pieces For Four Timpani - Adagio
... "Adagio", composed in 1966, is written for pedal timpani, and explores the many effects possible by changing the pitch of the drum while playing ...