adagissimo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term adagissimo in music:

extremely slow, slower than adagio
movement, section, or piece marked adagissimo

Language

Italian

Variant

adagiosissimo

Abbreviation

adagis.

Music scores that include adagissimo:

Johann Sebastian Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (1708‑1917) Page 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (1708) Page 9

Italian musical terms related to adagissimo:

adagietto – rather slowly (40–100 beats per minute), not as sl...
adagio – slowly (35–75 beats per minute)...
grave – extremely slow (20–75 beats per minute)...
gravissimo – very serious, very severe...
larghetto – somewhat slow (30–90 beats per minute), not as slo...
larghissimo – extremely slow (20–50 beats per minute), slower th...
largo – slow (20–70 beats per minute)...
lenemente – gently, softly
lentamente – slowly...
lentezza – slowness
lentissimo – very slow, slower than lento...
lento – slow (30–70 beats per minute)...
rallentato – slowed
steso – extended, stretched, slow
strascicato – dragged (played slowly)
tardamente – slowly
tardantemente – slowly
tardo – slow
trascinato – dragged, slowed down