presto


3presto

noun
plural prestos

Definition of PRESTO

: a presto musical passage or movement

First Known Use of PRESTO

1801

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, refrain, riff, segue

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