Affettuoso - Musical Definition
Affettuoso - affectionate, with tender warmth
Sheet Music examples where the term 'Affettuoso' is used:
Used alone the marking indicates a tempo somewhere between adagio and andante. It may also be used in combination with other tempo markings e.g. adagio affettuoso. Uses: Giuseppe Tartini Sonata in G Minor (first movement); J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 (second movement)
Other examples of use:
Caccini
Amarilli, mia bella
Bach
Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 mvt II e...
Puccini
Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme
Schumann
Theme from Piano Concerto Op.54
Tartini
The Devil's Trill Sonata 1. Lar...
Beethoven
What shall I do to shew how much I ...
Scott Joplin
Prelude to Act 3 from Treemonisha
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