Music notation glossary · Tempo markings
Allegro
fast and bright, 120–168
Allegro lies between 120 and 168 beats per minute; the metronome starts in the middle, and the tempo can be changed there.
In the score
♩ = 144
What it means
In Italian allegro means cheerful first and fast second. An allegro that is merely fast is not one.
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