allegros

Variant of allegro

allegro definition

al·le·gro (ə le′grō′, -lā′-)

adjective, adverb

fast; faster than allegretto but not so fast as presto: often used as a musical direction

Etymology: It < L alacer, brisk, sprightly, cheerful

noun pl. allegros -·gros′

an allegro movement or passage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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