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Allegretto

noun
1.
A quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro.
2.
A musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro.





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"Allegretto" Quotes from Famous Books



... movement in the symphonic scheme is the slow movement. Musicians frequently call it the Adagio, for convenience, though the tempi of slow movements ranges from extremely slow (Largo) to the border line of fast, as in the case of the Allegretto of the Seventh Symphony of Beethoven. The mood of the slow movement is frequently sombre, and its instrumental coloring dark; but it may also be consolatory, contemplative, restful, religiously uplifting. ...
— How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. - Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art • Henry Edward Krehbiel


Words linked to "Allegretto" :   music, musical composition, tempo, pacing, composition, opus, piece of music, fast, piece, passage, musical passage


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