NOUN
- a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
- a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
ADVERB
-
in a moderately quick tempo
play this more allegretto
ADJECTIVE
- (of tempo) faster than allegro
How To Use allegretto In A Sentence
- ‘Yes,’ he had in a pause regained his allegretto humour.
- It's more allegretto than andante, like a Brahms symphonic intermezzo.
- The intense, allegretto parts had my heart pounding -- though that could've been the timpani at work. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Wait, wait, wait.
- The metronomic allegretto is steady but pantingly quick, and the finale powers through at almost cartoon speed. Times, Sunday Times
- He marked the movement allegretto grazioso, ma non troppo presto, pero non troppo adagio, cosi-cosi, con molto garbo ed espressione. Italian: The Language That Sings
- A slow, caressing opening statement leads to a jaunty allegretto and then to a rondo with a distinct gypsy flavor.
- A slow, caressing opening statement leads to a jaunty allegretto and then to a rondo with a distinct gypsy flavor.
- I was bowled over by the energy of the Seventh Symphony which has a lovely transition in the First Movement and a dreamy Allegretto reminding one of hallowed antiquity.
- I then switch my mind to playing internally the allegretto movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony before saying anything. An Astronomical Perspective on Climate Change | Universe Today
- Allegretto third movement with an endless stream of sixteenth note rhythms, showing a dynamic and imaginative spiritual realm.
