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 bass solo of the opera.
Stars of the Opera Mabel Wagnalls
The agitato finale means the close of the passage 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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