non troppo

American  

[non trop-oh, troh-poh, nohn troh-poh, nawn trawp-paw] / nɒn ˈtrɒp oʊ, ˈtroʊ poʊ, noʊn ˈtroʊ poʊ, nɔn ˈtrɔp pɔ /

adverb

Music.

1. not too much.

   allegro non troppo.

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non troppo British  

/ ˈnɒn ˈtrɒpəʊ /

adverb

1. music (preceded by a musical direction, esp a tempo marking) not to be observed too strictly (esp in the phrases allegro ma non troppo, adagio ma non troppo )

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Etymology

Origin of non troppo

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

non troppo

Second phase, well, you might call it al legro ma non troppo and pretty nervy .

From Time Magazine Archive

But I was again aroused by the fine suspension and sequence which open the last movement of the Quintette,—the Allegro ma non troppo.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various

This introductory passage is marked, "Sostenuto assai," followed by the main movement marked, "Allegro ma non troppo."

From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William

"Medulla oblongata"—key of G. Then they began to sing That extremely lovely thing, "Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp."

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

They played him a sonata—let me see!“Medulla oblongata”—key of G.Then they began to singThat extremely lovely thing,Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp.”

From The Bab Ballads by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir