See Also: allegretto(dictionary)

allegretto (iou)



allegretto adverb, adjective, & noun. M18.
[Italian, dim. of ALLEGRO.]
Music.
A. adverb & adjective. A direction: in fairly quick time, but not as quick(ly) as allegro. M18.
B. noun. Pl. -ttos, -tti [-ti]. A movement or piece in fairly quick time. Also, a short movement or piece in quick time. L19.