allegretto

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
Here, the three bars allegro-assai preceding the allegretto are beaten in simple two time, as usual.

View all »
Definitions (9)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (2)

  1. adverb In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.
  2. noun An allegretto passage or movement.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (2)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (4)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • The Andante mosso quasi allegretto provides another study in orchestral effects and mixed choirs, the winds virtually chirping their version of the opening pizzicato rhythm over resounding cellos and basses. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • Vol 26 - The Young Liszt CD2 (Leslie Howard) / Liszt - 260227-Apparitions, S155-Senza lentezza quasi allegretto. mp3 —  Torrentreactor.Net
  • This brief allegretto was written especially for a manuscript edition of Beethoven's compositions initiated by the Viennese publisher Tobias Haslinger as the basis of a projected-though never completed-complete edition. —  Express Milwaukee
  • This is followed by a lighter allegretto which Liszt called "a flower 'twixt two abysses," the second "abyss" being the last movement, which is one of Beethoven's most impassioned creations. —  The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players
  • It is mostly in duet form, and closes with a quartet allegretto ("Addio, fuggo"), which is very characteristic. —  The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers
 

Tags

allegretto hasn't been tagged yet.

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 965 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Italian, diminutive of allegro, allegro; see allegro.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. Italian, diminutive of allegro: see allegro.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

/ælləˈgrɛttə/
by American Heritage

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about once a year.

Recently looked up

vuln · prognosis · femtosecond · femoris · Credible

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

qualms · poofter · oh for heaven's sake · embodies · silence