Example Sentences

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The many who stayed were treated to an excellent performance, achingly sustained in the opening Andante, vibrantly taut and energetic in the Allegros, featuring virtuoso soloists from the orchestra.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2016

They suggested dynamic bursts of speed even where none existed: the football equivalent of the go-faster stripes youths used to apply to the side of their Austin Allegros.

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2010

Here, in effect, was a government-sponsored racing car that presented a glamorous antidote to the miserable world of Austin Allegros and Morris Marinas built by the same group.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2010

Since modern jazz no longer makes many pretenses about being entertaining to the foot stompers, Birdland is now proudly presenting such audience winners as Dodo Green, DeeDee Ford, the Allegros and the Jive Bombers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Allegros of the overtures to his operas, particularly to "Figaro" and "Don Giovanni" are the most perfect specimens.

From On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, by Dannreuther, Edward