allegro

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

brisk or rapid in tempo.

noun

plural

allegros

an allegro movement.

allegro

/ -ˈlɛɡ-, əˈleɪɡrəʊ /

adjective

(to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner

noun

a piece or passage to be performed in this manner

allegro

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

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Gasping for air like I just completed a grand allegro combination.

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They brought dynamic agility to the opening allegro of No. 8 — Watkins’s cello sneaking up and pouncing into fizzy bursts of violin.

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Each ballet spills over with energetic steps, but old as it is, “The Dream,” with more fluidity in its ever-whirling, fleet-footed petite allegro, remains the more modern of the two.

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The opening allegro found him moving the orchestra from state to state: here liquid, there solid as stone.

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Or at least the “molto allegro” style with which this composer is often associated.

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Allegri allele

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