allegretto

[ al-i-gret-oh; Italian ahl-le-gret-taw ]

/ ˌæl ɪˈgrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑl lɛˈgrɛt tɔ /

Music.

light, graceful, and moderately fast in tempo.

an allegretto movement.

Origin of allegretto

1730–40; < Italian, equivalent to allegr(o) allegro + -etto -et

The Scherzo is clever and effective, and the Allegretto cantabile, though the last, is scarcely the best of the four movements.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
This Allegretto is continued until the theme is taken up in C minor.

Life of Beethoven |Anton Schindler
Allegretto energicamente, two-four, a merry, quick-step movement of two eight-bar periods.

Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work |Stephen Samuel Stratton
Simple as the Allegretto appears in its suggestion of halting dance, the intent in the episodes is of the subtlest.

Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies |Philip H. Goepp

The first of the Eastern dances (allegretto quasi andante) is based upon a Turkish song in 6-8 measure.

The Russian Opera |Rosa Newmarch

allegretto

/ (ˌælɪˈɡrɛtəʊ) music /

(to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly

a piece or passage to be performed in this manner

C19: diminutive of allegro