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prestissimo

[ UK /pɹɛstˈɪsɪmˌə‍ʊ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. extremely fast; as fast as possible
    this passage should be played prestissimo
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of tempo) as fast as possible

How To Use prestissimo In A Sentence

  • I hope soon to hear good news from you, not in allegro time, but veloce prestissimo. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826
  • I hope soon to hear good news from you, not in _allegro_ time, but _veloce prestissimo_. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2
  • _Presto_, _prestissimo_, _vivacissimo_, and _prestissimo possibile_ -- the most rapid tempo possible. Music Notation and Terminology
  • this passage should be played prestissimo
  • _prestissimo_ (superlative of _presto_) _vivacissimo_ (superlative of _vivace_) _allegrissimo_ (superlative of _allegro_) _prestissimo possibile_ (hypersuperlative of _presto_) Essentials in Conducting
  • At 13:50, her version is almost three minutes slower than Krysa's and because of that, the piece breathes easily between the prestissimo flights of fancy.
  • The wood in the half-light waking at daybreak to the belling of stags that bursts into barks; the wood doubled over the prestissimo riffs, the wood enjoying the sea's sport.
  • _prestissimo_ (superlative of _presto_) _vivacissimo_ (superlative of _vivace_) _allegrissimo_ (superlative of _allegro_) _prestissimo possibile_ (hypersuperlative of _presto_) Essentials in Conducting
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