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ALLEGRO (an Italian word, meaning " cheerful," as in Milton's poem)

ALLEGRO (an See also:
ITALIAN
Italian word, meaning " cheerful," as in See also:
MILTON
MILTON, JOHN (1608–1674)
Milton's poem) , a See also:

TERM

term in See also:

MUSIC

music to indicate See also:

QUICK

quick or lively See also:

time, coming between See also:

ANDANTE (Ital. for " moving slowly," from andare, to go)

andante and presto; it is frequently modified by the addition of qualifying words . It is also used of a See also:

SEPARATE

separate piece of music, or of a See also:

MOVEMENT

movement in a See also:

SONATA (From Ital. sonare, to sound)

sonata, See also:

SYMPHONY

symphony, &c .

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