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Allegro
Music Glossary
Tempo markings
Allegro
Allegro - Musical Definition
Allegro
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Allegro
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Fast, lively
; also -
cheerful-ly,
joyful-ly, with joy
Originally understood in the Baroque period as 'joyfully, cheerfully', the term has changed over the years and now generally relates to tempo - fast and lively.
See also:
Allegretto
Allegretto grazioso
Allegro
Allegro assai
Allegro con brio
Allegro giocoso
Allegro grazioso
Allegro Maestoso
Allegro moderato
Allegro non troppo
Musical examples where the term
'Allegro'
is used:
Bach
Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 10...
Beethoven
Ode to Joy (Beginners)
Vivaldi
Spring from the Four Seasons (begin...
Mozart
Turkish March
Chopin
Etude in A minor Op.25 No.11 Winter...
Bach
Minuet
Mozart
Symphony no. 40 1st mvt
Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Flowers from the Nutcr...
Brahms
Hungarian Dance No.5
Chopin
Revolutionary Etude op.10 no.12
Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 op.33 (Comple...
Bohme
Trumpet Concerto 1st mvt
Purcell
Trumpet Tune
Trad.
Jingle Bells
Vivaldi
The Four Seasons Summer, First Move...
Monti
Czardasz
Mozart
Symphony No. 25, K. 183 1st mvt (as...
Offenbach
Can Can
Morris
We Wish You a Jazzy Christmas
Bach
Musette in D
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