Affettuoso vs Agitato

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Affettuoso	Agitato
Definition	With affection and tenderness.	Agitated; restless and anxious in character.
Category	expression	expression
Pronunciation	af-feh-too-OH-zoh	ah-jih-TAH-toh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	Tenderly Affectionately	agitated restless anxious
Antonyms	Agitato Con fuoco	Tranquillo Dolce
Usage	Bach's Keyboard Concerto BWV 1055, slow movement, is marked Affettuoso.	The accompaniment becomes agitato as the singer reveals the devastating news.

Definition: With affection and tenderness.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: af-feh-too-OH-zoh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Tenderly Affectionately
Antonyms: Agitato Con fuoco
Usage: Bach's Keyboard Concerto BWV 1055, slow movement, is marked Affettuoso.

Definition: Agitated; restless and anxious in character.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: ah-jih-TAH-toh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: agitated restless anxious
Antonyms: Tranquillo Dolce
Usage: The accompaniment becomes agitato as the singer reveals the devastating news.