About The Word Allegro

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Allegro

Allegro Meaning & Definition
Allegro Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Allegro?

[n] a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
[n] a brisk and lively tempo
[adv] (music) in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"
[adj] (of tempo) fast

Synonyms | Synonyms for Allegro: fast

Related Terms | Find terms related to Allegro: accelerando | actively | adagietto | adagio | affrettando | all out | allegretto | andante | andantino | animatedly | breezily | briskly | con anima | con brio | crescendo | decrescendo | desto | diminuendo | energetically | forte | fortissimo | full tilt | in full swing | larghetto | larghissimo | largo | legato | lively | marcando | moderato | pianissimo | piano | pizzicato | prestissimo | presto | rallentando | ritardando | ritenuto | scherzando | scherzo | spiccato | spiritedly | sprightly | staccato | stretto | veloce | vivace | vivaciously | vivacissimo

See Also | allegro con spirito | composition | musical composition | musical passage | opus | pacing | passage | piece | piece of music | tempo

Allegro In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*le"gro\, a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively. Cf. {Aleger}.] (Mus.) Brisk, lively. -- n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.

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