Agitato


agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.
historical examples

it is broken in upon by a strange version of the great love song, agitato in oboes, losing all its queenly pace.
symphonies and their meaning; third series, modern symphonies philip h. goepp

this solo with chorus of the conspirators is minor, mysterioso, and agitato; it is the most interesting b-ss solo of the opera.
stars of the opera mabel wagnalls

the agitato finale means the close of the p-ssage with a hurrying movement.
ontario teachers’ manuals: literature ontario ministry of education

adjective, adverb
(music) (to be performed) in an agitated manner

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