allegro

Definition

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Example Sentences

• "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; [...]"