| 单词 | allegro |
| 释义 | allegro (once / 7965 pages) advadjn In music, allegro distinguishes a movement that's meant to be played very quickly. Your piano teacher might instruct you to try playing a piece allegro. If you're reading sheet music and you see the word allegro, you'll know that particular section or movement should be played in a lively, spirited way. There are many Italian musical terms that describe or direct the tempo, or speed, of the music, and allegro is one of these. The word means "cheerful or gay" in Italian from the Latin root alacrem, "lively, cheerful, or brisk." WORD FAMILYallegro: allegros USAGE EXAMPLESIn the opening Allegro, Urbanski impeded forward momentum by inexplicably alternating between breaking up and slowing down the music. Los Angeles Times(Nov 27, 2016) The first movement begins with an Adagio introduction, flickering with piercing chords and sustained sonorities; this leads to a bustling, densely contrapuntal Allegro. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) But in the second position, this introspective serenade gives welcome respite between the boisterous Allegro and Scherzo. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) 1adv in a quick and lively tempo play this section allegro 2adj (of tempo) fast Syn fast at a rapid tempo 3n a brisk and lively tempo Hypo|Hyper allegro con spirito lively with spirit pacing, tempo (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played 4n a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner Hyper composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created musical passage, passagea short section of a musical composition |
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