doloroso, a., adv., and n. Mus.
(dɒləˈrəʊsəʊ)
[It. = dolorous a.]
As a direction to the performer: plaintive(ly), pathetic(ally). As n., a passage played in this manner.
| 1806 Busby Dict. Mus. (ed. 2), Doloroso,..a term by which we understand that the movement before which it is placed is to be performed in a soft and pathetic style. 1947 A. Einstein Mus. Rom. Era xi. 143 The combination of doloroso and agitato..is typical. |