Alarm (Alan Partridge) - Alans Wake Up The Partridge

ADAGIO (adagio, more correctly adagio, Italian, lit. - quiet, calm, slow) - 1) The term originally meant (according to Y. Kwanz, 1752) "with tenderness. " Like other similar designations, affixed at the beginning of the muses. production to indicate the dominant affect in him, mood (see Affects theory). The term “A. ” was also associated with the idea of ​​a certain pace. In the 17th century in Italy, it was also used to indicate a slowdown in the initial pace. In the 19th century, the term "A. " gradually loses its former meaning and becomes primarily a designation of pace - slower than andante, but somewhat more mobile than largo, lento and grave.