ls us that if _allegro_ means quick, and if _etto_
is the diminutive ending, then _allegretto_ means a little
quick--_i.e._, slower than _allegro_. These two terms are,
however, so closely allied in meaning that a dispute over the
matter is a mere waste of breath.]

The word _allegro_ means literally happy, joyous, and this
literal meaning is still _sometimes_ applicable, but in the
majority of instances the term refers only to rate of speed.

7. _Vivo_, _vivace_, (lit. lively)--a tempo between _allegro_
and _presto_.

8. _Presto_, _prestissimo_, _vivacissimo_, and _prestissimo
possibile_--the most rapid tempo possible.

CHAPTER XII

TEMPO (_Continued_)

110. Innumerable combinations of the words defined in Sec. 109 with one
another and with other words occur. Some of these combinations with
their approximate meanings follow. The meaning of any such expression
not found in the list may usually be arrived at by consulting the terms
defined in paragraph 109 and recalling the use of certain auxiliary
terms quoted in Chapter IX.

_Largo assai_--very slow.

_Largo di molto_--very slow.

_Largo ma non troppo_--slow, but not too slow.

_Largo un poco_--slow, but not so slow as _largo_. (_Cf.
larghetto_.)

_Lentemente_--slowly.

_Lentando_--with increasing slowness.

_Tres lentement_--very slowly.

_Lentissamente_--very slowly.

_Lentissamamente_--very slowly.

_Lento assai_--very slowly.

_Lento a capriccio_--slowly but capriciously.

_Lento di molto_--very slowly.

_Andante affettuoso_--moderately slow, and with tenderness and
pathos. [Transcriber's Note: Corrected error "affetuoso" in
original.]

_Andante amabile_--moderately slow, and lovingly.

_Andante cantabile_--moderately slow, and in singing style.

_Andante grazioso_--moderately slow, and gracefully.

_Andante maestoso_--moderately slow, and majestically.

_Andante con moto_--slightly faster than _andante_.

_Andante (ma) non troppo_--not too slowly.

_Andante pastorale_--moderately slow, and in simple and
unaffected style; (lit. rural, pastoral).

_Andante quasi allegro_--almost as rapid in tempo as
_allegro_; (lit. an _andante_ in the style of _allegro_).

_Andante sostenuto_--moderately slow and sustained.

_Allegrissimo_--muc