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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 690 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALLEGRO (an
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Italian word, meaning " cheerful," as in
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Milton's poem)  , a
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term in
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music to indicate
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quick or lively
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time, coming between
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andante and presto; it is frequently modified by the addition of qualifying words . It is also used of a
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separate piece of music, or of a
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movement in a
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sonata,
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symphony, &c .

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