allegro ma non troppo

English

Etymology

From the Italian allegro (“fast”) ma (“but”) non (“not”) troppo (“too much”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛɡɹo/

Noun

allegro ma non troppo

1. (music) A tempo mark lively but not too much
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Translations

passage played allegro, but not too much so

• French: allegro ma non troppo m
• Portuguese: allegro ma non troppo m

Adverb

allegro ma non troppo (not comparable)

1. (music) played in this manner .

Adjective

allegro ma non troppo (not comparable)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Portuguese

Noun

allegro ma non troppo m (invariable)

1. (music) allegro ma non troppo (passage played allegro, but not too much so)