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Allegro

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(an Italian word, meaning "cheerful," as in Milton's poem), a term in music to indicate quick or lively time, coming between andante and presto; it is frequently modified by the addition of qualifying words. It is also used of a separate piece of music, or of a movement in a sonata, symphony, &c.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Allegro'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/allegro.html. 1910.
 
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