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Dictionary: al·le·gro   (ə-lĕg'rō, ə-lā'grō) pronunciation Music.
adv. & adj. (Abbr. allo)
In a quick, lively tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegretto but slower than presto. Used chiefly as a direction.

n., pl., -gros.
An allegro passage or movement.

[Italian, from Latin alacer, lively.]


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Music Encyclopedia: Allegro
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(It.)

Quick; a movement in lively tempo.



Dictionary of Dance: allegro
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allegro (It., merry). General term to describe a quick and lively tempo, it also refers specifically to any combination of fast steps (as opposed to adagio) as well as to the section in a ballet class which follows adagio. Here dancers perform steps that are designed to improve their speed and attack, plus their ability to jump and turn.

Fine Arts Dictionary: allegro
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(uh-leg-roh, uh-lay-groh)

A brisk, lively musical tempo. Allegro is Italian for “cheerful.”

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Allegro may mean:


Translations: Allegro
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - allegro
adj. - allegro
n. - allegro, allegrosats, allegropassage

Nederlands (Dutch)
allegro(passage), in opgewekt tempo

Français (French)
adv. - (Mus) allegro
adj. - (Mus) allegro
n. - (Mus) allegro

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (Mus.) allegro
adj. - (Mus.) allegro
n. - schnelles Tempo, (Mus.) Allegro

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
adv., -
n. - (μουσ.) αλέγκρο

Italiano (Italian)
allegro (music.), allegramente, allegro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alegre
adv. - alegro (Mús.)
n. - alegro (m) (Mús.)

Русский (Russian)
аллегро, быстро, быстрый, аллегро, часть музыкального произведения

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en forma de alegro
adj. - relativo al alegro
n. - alegro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - allegro
adv. - allegro
n. - allegro

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
急速地, 快速的, 快板, 急速的乐章或乐曲

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 急速地
adj. - 快速的
n. - 快板, 急速的樂章或樂曲

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 빠르게
adj. - 쾌속조의
n. - 쾌속조의 곡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アレグロ, アレグロの楽章
adj. - 急速調の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أسرع (ظرف) تسريع (الاسم) قطعه او حركه عاجله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בעירנות, אלגרו‬
adj. - ‮עירני‬
n. - ‮קטע מוסיקלי המנוגן בעירנות‬


 
 
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