lento in English

adverb
1
(especially as a direction) slow or slowly.
For example, the song ‘Dear Eileen, I'm Going to Leave You’ is written in minor with a molto lento tempo.
noun
1
a passage or movement marked to be performed slowly.
Listen to the glorious outpouring of the lento , and the dance that is the finale.
adverb

Use "lento" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "lento" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "lento", or refer to the context using the word "lento" in the English Dictionary.

1. Two of the works, Cage's Clangorous First Construction in Metal and Skempton's hypnotic Lento, are relatively well known, but both Cardew's Bun No 1 and Feldman's Piano and Orchestra will be receiving their London premieres.

2. Andantino, Agitato, Lento con espressione, Presto, Allegretto, Moderato, Moderato Vic Schoen (1918[sic]-2000) Centennial Rhapsody (1989) side 2 George Frederick McKay (1899-1970) Caricature Dance Suite (1924) Snickertyskip, Jabbertyflip, Swaggerhop, Burlesque March Vic Schoen (1918[sic]-2000) Centennial for Piano and Band

3. Allargando - growing broader or decreasing in tempo ; Calando - going slower (and usually also softer) Doppio movimento / doppio piu mosso - double-speed; Doppio piu lento - half-speed; Lentando - gradually slowing, and softer; Meno mosso - less movement; slower; Meno moto - less motion; Piu mosso - more movement; faster