allegro
adverb
- fast musical tempo
noun
- fast musical tempo
adjective
- at a brisk lively tempo —used as a direction in music
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ / /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian allegrobor. English allegro Borrowed from Italian allegro.
- in a quick and lively manner
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian allegrobor. English allegro Borrowed from Italian allegro.
- played in a quick, lively tempo
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian allegrobor. English allegro Borrowed from Italian allegro.
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
- An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
- A passage having this mark.
“And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]”