prestissimo
(a musical direction) in the most rapid tempo.
Origin of prestissimo
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How to use prestissimo in a sentence
The rapidity of phrasing in this movement was abnormal—prestissimo, in fact, if we indulge our musical vocabulary.
Somehow Good | William de MorganUp in the top story hurrying drips beat, like metronomes, all the tempi, from a ponderous adagio to a racing prestissimo.
Mount Music | E. Oe. Somerville and Martin RossI trust to hear from you not only as fast as allegro, but veloce prestissimo, and good tidings too.
Life of Beethoven | Anton SchindlerHe writes presto on a sonata, or even prestissimo or alia breve, and plays it allegro in three-four time.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) | Otto JahnWhen one dies them, four or five times a week, he longs to hasten the course of events, to change the Andante to a prestissimo.
The Dominant Strain | Anna Chapin Ray
British Dictionary definitions for prestissimo
/ (prɛˈstɪsɪˌməʊ) music /
to be played as fast as possible
a piece or passage directed to be played in this way
Origin of prestissimo
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