presto

a very fast tempo In music, to play something presto is to play it at a very fast tempo. Presto comes from Italian for “quickly.” Officially, presto is the second-quickest speed that music can be played (after prestissimo).

1. Tempo

Meaning of presto in English said when something appears or happens so quickly or easily that it seems to be magic: You put your money in the machine and, presto, the coffee comes out!

presto in American English 1. quickly, rapidly, or immediately. 2. at a rapid tempo (used as a musical direction)

Italian presto From Italian presto (“quickly”).

Presto (from Sonata in C Minor) by Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704-1766) Performance: Randall Faber, piano Paintings: (Wikimedia Commons) 1. “Allegory of merit accompanied by nobility and virtue”, 1758, Ca'Rezzonico (Venice) by Giambattista Tiepolo 2.

quickly, rapidly quickly, rapidly, or immediately.

vivace (plural vivaces) (music) A piece to be played at a brisk, lively tempo.

Larghissimo – extremely slow, slowest type of tempo (24 bpm and under) Adagissimo and Grave – very slow, very slow and solemn (24-40 bpm) Largo – slow and broad (40–66 bpm) Larghetto – rather slow and broad (44–66 bpm)

Music with an adagio tempo is usually gentle. Music with an allegro tempo often is happy and cheerful. Music with a presto tempo gives the listener a sense of lively action.

: suddenly as if by magic : immediately. 2. : at a rapid tempo. used as a direction in music. presto.

blitzschnell {adj.} [coll.] presto (also: sizzling, lightning, like lightning)