allegretto

American  

[al-i-gret-oh, ahl-le-gret-taw] / ˌæl ɪˈgrɛt oʊ, ˌɑl lɛˈgrɛt tɔ /

adjective

1. light, graceful, and moderately fast in tempo.

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noun

PLURAL

allegrettos

1. an allegretto movement.

allegretto British  

/ ˌælɪˈɡrɛtəʊ /

adjective

1. (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly

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noun

1. a piece or passage to be performed in this manner

Etymology

Origin of allegretto

1730–40; < Italian, equivalent to allegr ( o ) allegro + -etto -et

Example Sentences

It’s in the allegretto third movement that No. 8’s Russian colors begin to show.

From Washington Post

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

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

The aria-like allegretto offered an opportunity for Fejervari to show off his technique in layers with bass staccato notes popping against creamy treble thirds and lyrical lines.

From Washington Post

The tapping of Sara's pen against her glasses became so rhythmic that it sounded like a metronome set to allegretto.

From BBC