Andante Meaning. Mozart marks the movement Andante amoroso an unusual marking for him but one that shows his interest in exploring a different expressive quality of the piano. Going from andare to go from Latin ambulāre to walk Collins English Dictionary - Complete Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition William Collins Sons Co.

Touch me gently like a summer evening breeze. A moderately slow tempo a walking pace 2. Poor cheap second-rate.
A moderately slow tempo a walking pace 2.
Means at a walking pace. Andante written above a piece of music means that it should be played fairly slowly. Touch me gently like a summer evening breeze. The lovely central Andante.