Animato vs Calando

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Animato	Calando
Definition	Animated, with life and spirit.	Decreasing in both volume and tempo; winding down.
Category	expression	expression
Pronunciation	ah-nee-MAH-toh	kah-LAHN-doh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	Animated Spirited	winding down subsiding
Antonyms	Tranquillo Calando	Crescendo Accelerando
Usage	The finale of Dvořák's "New World" Symphony builds to an animato climax.	A calando passage brings the turbulent development section to a peaceful close.

Definition: Animated, with life and spirit.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: ah-nee-MAH-toh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Animated Spirited
Antonyms: Tranquillo Calando
Usage: The finale of Dvořák's "New World" Symphony builds to an animato climax.

Definition: Decreasing in both volume and tempo; winding down.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: kah-LAHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: winding down subsiding
Antonyms: Crescendo Accelerando
Usage: A calando passage brings the turbulent development section to a peaceful close.