play an adagio movement

/pleɪ ən əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ ˈmuːvmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to perform a slow section of a piece of classical music, usually with an expressive and gentle character.

    B2

    transitive; musicformal

    • "The quartet played the adagio movement with great warmth and control."B2

Collocations

play an adagioslow movementadagio movementperform a movementslow tempoexpressive performance

Word family

adagiomovementtempoperformance