allegretto
Americanadjective
noun
plural
allegrettosadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of allegretto
1730–40; < Italian, equivalent to allegr ( o ) allegro + -etto -et
Vocabulary lists containing allegretto
Example Sentences
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It’s in the allegretto third movement that No. 8’s Russian colors begin to show.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022
Even Elham, her W’s no longer sounding like V’s, and her tempo improved from largo to allegretto, is eventually able to pose a challenge to Omid’s fluency.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
A spiritual, harmonically inventive composition, it climaxes with an allegretto apparently modelled after the African-American "juba" dance once practised on US plantations.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021
The allegretto which follows is practically a sort of scherzo, in song-form with trio.
From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
This movement, which is strong and energetic in character, is followed by an allegretto based upon a beautiful melody, and to this in turn succeeds an adagio religioso rich in harmony.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
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