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allegretto

/al-i-gret-oh; Italian ahl-le-gret-taw/US // ˌæl ɪˈgrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑl lɛˈgrɛt tɔ //UK // (ˌælɪˈɡrɛtəʊ) music //

快板,寓言故事,寓言,快节奏

Definitions

  1. 1
    • : light, graceful, and moderately fast in tempo.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural al·le·gret·tos.

    • : an allegretto movement.

Examples

  • You have made a transition from the frolicsome allegretto of the bachelor to the heavy andante of the father of a family.

  • The Allegretto vivace of the first of these quartets was long a rock of offence.

  • Schindlers account of the origin of the famous Allegretto Scherzando adds a new name to our dramatis person.

  • It is now to be seen whether Schindlers account of the Allegretto Scherzando will bear examination.

  • Schindler here prints the now well-known canon and adds: Out of this canon was developed the Allegretto Scherzando.

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