Grazioso vs Pesante

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Grazioso	Pesante
Definition	Gracefully, with elegance.	Heavily, with weight.
Category	expression	articulation
Pronunciation	grah-tsee-OH-soh	peh-ZAHN-teh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	Gracefully Elegantly	Heavily Weightily
Antonyms	Energico Pesante	Leggiero Grazioso
Usage	The opening theme of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 331 is marked Andante grazioso, perfectly suiting its elegant, graceful character.	The opening of Mussorgsky's "Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition is played pesante.

Definition: Gracefully, with elegance.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: grah-tsee-OH-soh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Gracefully Elegantly
Antonyms: Energico Pesante
Usage: The opening theme of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 331 is marked Andante grazioso, perfectly suiting its elegant, graceful character.

Definition: Heavily, with weight.
Category: articulation
Pronunciation: peh-ZAHN-teh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Heavily Weightily
Antonyms: Leggiero Grazioso
Usage: The opening of Mussorgsky's "Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition is played pesante.