ACUTENESS, in Music, etc., that which constitutes or denominates a sound, etc. acute. See ACUTE.
There is no such thing as Acuteness and Gravity, absolutely so called; they are only relations; so that the same sound may be either Acute or Grave, according to that other sound they refer or are compared to. See RELATION.
The degrees of Gravity and Acuteness make so many tones, or tunes of a voice, or sound. See TONE, TUNE, VOICE, etc. For the cause and measure of Gravity and Acuteness, see Gravity, Interval, etc.
There is no such thing as Acuteness and Gravity, absolutely so called; they are only relations; so that the same sound may be either Acute or Grave, according to that other sound they refer or are compared to. See RELATION.
The degrees of Gravity and Acuteness make so many tones, or tunes of a voice, or sound. See TONE, TUNE, VOICE, etc. For the cause and measure of Gravity and Acuteness, see Gravity, Interval, etc.
ALLEGRO, in Music, a Word used by the Italians to denote one of the six Distinctions of Time. See TIME. Allegro expresses a very quick Motion, the quickest of all excepting Presto. The usual six Distinctions succeed each other in the following Order: Grave, Adagio, Largo, Vivace, Allegro, and Presto. It is to be noted that the Movements of the same Name, as Adagio or Allegro, are swifter in Triple than in Common Time. The Triple 3/4 is usually Allegro, or Vivace; the Triples 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, are most commonly Allegro. See TRIPLE.