Prestissimo

(thing) by mblase (1.2 d) 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.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 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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