(from Italian andare, meaning 'to go') Literally means 'moving along' or flowing, and is used to denote slow, but not very slow Not as fast as allegro, not as slow as adagio
An andante is a piece of music that is played fairly slowly. the lovely central Andante. the violas' Andante theme. a piece of music played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast or very slow (from andare ). played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast or very slow