expressive adagio section

noun phrase

1. A slow section of a piece of music that should be performed with strong feeling and expressive phrasing.

   B2

   countable

   • "The sonata includes an expressive adagio section before the lively finale."B1
   • "In the expressive adagio section, the violinist shaped each phrase with great tenderness."B2
   • "The expressive adagio section of the symphony moved the audience to tears."C1
   • "The conductor encouraged the orchestra to give the expressive adagio section a sense of grief and quiet reflection."C1