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Prestissimo

created by Webster 1913

(thing) by mblase (1.9 wk) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Wed Jan 03 2001 at 20:01:17

In music notation, Prestissimo indicates a very fast tempo, about 120 bpm or faster. The word means "very quick" in Italian.


(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:13:25

Pres*tis"si*mo (?), adv. [It., superl. of presto.] Mus.

Very quickly; with great rapidity.

 

© Webster 1913.


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Presto music notation tempo Pitch accent in the Japanese language
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