con moto
adverb
con mo·to
kän-ˈmō-(ˌ)tō 
kōn-
: with movement : in a spirited manner
—used as a direction in music
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Lush and decadent, Shani’s Andante con moto seemed to look back at the sorrows of World War I and the Russian Revolution; a highlight was the back-and-forth between Amanda Hardy’s oboe and Robert Sheena’s cor anglais.
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Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
Phrases in the Andante con moto were nicely tapered, and the Menuetto properly danced at one beat per measure.
—Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022
The third and fourth were a showcase of bustling internal mechanics — especially the andante con moto third, in which the violins seem eager to identify as woodwinds.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
The violin started the Andante con moto with a children’s-march-like melody that reappeared in four variations for various soloists before the movement ended with a lilting 6/8 Allegretto coda.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
Written in four movements, this delightful half-hour piece takes the form of a symphony, with an opening Adagio–Allegro, an Andante con moto slow movement, a Scherzo, and an Adagio–Allegro finale.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
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Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
Phrases in the Andante con moto were nicely tapered, and the Menuetto properly danced at one beat per measure.
—Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022
The third and fourth were a showcase of bustling internal mechanics — especially the andante con moto third, in which the violins seem eager to identify as woodwinds.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
The violin started the Andante con moto with a children’s-march-like melody that reappeared in four variations for various soloists before the movement ended with a lilting 6/8 Allegretto coda.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
Written in four movements, this delightful half-hour piece takes the form of a symphony, with an opening Adagio–Allegro, an Andante con moto slow movement, a Scherzo, and an Adagio–Allegro finale.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
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“Con moto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20moto. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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