allegro
IPA: ʌɫˈɛgroʊ
noun
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
- (music, more, traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
adjective
- (music) in a quick and lively manner
adverb
- (music) played in a quick, lively tempo
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Examples of "allegro" in Sentences
- Thanks for the thought on the Allegro.
- The second movement is a brisk allegro.
- The second movement is a lively allegro.
- This movement is in sonata allegro form.
- Games implemented with the Allegro library.
- The Allegro name was not used on this version.
- Allegro saw himself as a publicist for the scrolls.
- It is followed by an energetic and majestic allegro.
- The bassoon brings us back to the Allegro of the opening.
- As a philologist, Allegro analysed the derivations of language.
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