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allegro

[ uh-ley-groh, uh-leg-roh; Italian ahl-le-graw ]

adjective

  1. brisk or rapid in tempo.


noun

, plural al·le·gros.
  1. an allegro movement.

allegro

/ -ˈlɛɡ-; əˈleɪɡrəʊ /

adjective

  1. (to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a piece or passage to be performed in this manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

allegro

  1. A brisk, lively musical tempo . Allegro is Italian for “cheerful.”


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Word History and Origins

Origin of allegro1

1625–35; < Italian < Latin alacer brisk. alacrity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allegro1

C17: from Italian: cheerful, from Latin alacer brisk, lively
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Example Sentences

My jumps are almost back where they used to be, except now I need a quick bathroom break before petit allegro.

The Introduction dies away and gives place to a stormy allegro.

The Introduction and first Allegro are very weak; the poverty of Tchaikovskys invention displays itself every moment.

The first Allegro of the Concerto went very smoothly, and the audience rewarded him with thundering applause.

That the composer dedicated to her his Allegro de Concert, Op. 46, may be regarded as a mark of his love and esteem for her.

In the last Allegro there are several holds before the theme is resumed.

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