Allegro (Italian: cheerful, lively) is generally taken to mean fast, although not as fast as vivace or presto. Allegretto is a diminutive, meaning slightly slower than allegro. These indications of speed or tempo are used as general titles for pieces of music (usually movements within larger works) that are headed by instructions of this kind. The [..]

1680s as a musical term, from Italian allegro "cheerful, gay," from Latin alacrem (nominative alacer) "lively, cheerful, brisk" (see alacrity).

A direction to play lively and fast.

Indication in Music notation to play quickly, and lively at a tempo of between 120 – 168 bpm

  A quick, lively and fast tempo (not quite as fast as presto).

(n) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner(n) a brisk and lively tempo(adj) (of tempo) fast(adv) in a quick and lively tempo

  fast  

lively, rather quick

Italian tempo marking meaning vivacious, rapid, fairly fast.

A fast or moderately fast tempo.

In a lively tempo (faster than allegretto but slower than presto), or a piece of music (or movement thereof) thus named.

 – cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast

lively and fast

A direction to play lively and fast.

a musical term indicating a moderately fast, quick, and bright tempo, typically 109 to 168 bpm. See chart of tempo terms.

A fast tempo.

Lively and quick

A lively and quick tempo.

[It] fast.

This Italian word, Allegro, means to play the music following this word fast.  The exact range would be 120 to 168 beats per minute. View this detailed video tutorial on Tempo Markings for more tempo [..]

Quick, literally cheerful

Tempo indication: fast and bright

tempo indication. Fast. See also “tempo”.

(It. merry, lively) 1) Fast tempo. 2) A movement in a fast or moderately fast speed, often the first movement of a sonata or symphony.

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(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicat [..]