ALLEGRO

Allegro

Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, their third collaboration for the stage. Opening on Broadway on October 10, 1947, the musical centers on the life of Joseph Taylor, Jr., who follows in the footsteps of his father as a doctor, but is tempted by fortune and fame at a big-city hospital.

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allegro

Noun

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
  2. In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
  3. A passage having this mark

Adjective

  1. describing a passage having this mark

Adverb

  1. played in a quick, lively tempo


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