perform adagissimo

/pərˈfɔːrm ˌɑːdɑːdʒɪˈsɪməʊ/

verb phrase

  1. To play or sing music at an extremely slow tempo, slower than adagio; adagissimo is a musical direction meaning “very, very slowly.”

    C1

    usually transitive; musical instructionformal

    • "Perform the final movement adagissimo."B1
    • "The conductor instructed the orchestra to perform the coda adagissimo, creating an atmosphere of profound stillness."C1

Collocations

play adagissimosing adagissimoperform the coda adagissimoadagissimo tempo

Word family

adagioadagissimo