ALLEGRETTO

allegretto

(adjective) (of tempo) faster than allegro

allegretto

(adverb) in a moderately quick tempo; “play this more allegretto”

allegretto

(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

allegretto

(noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

allegretto (not comparable)

(music) To be played rather fast and lively.

Noun

allegretto (plural allegrettos)

(music) A movement in this time.

Source: Wiktionary

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Al`le*gret"to, a. Etym: [It., dim. of allegro.] (Mus.)

Definition: Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro.

– n.

Definition: A movement in this time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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