| Definitions | | allegro |
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noun
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
- (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
- (music) A passage having this mark
adjective
- (music) describing a passage having this mark
adverb
- (music) played in a quick, lively tempo
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