Definition of the Italian term allegrissimo in music:
very fast (110–190 beats per minute)
Language
Italian
Singular
allegrissimo (m)allegrissima (f)
Plural
allegrissimi (m)allegrissime (f)
Tempo analysis
An analysis of 69 recordings of classical works marked allegrissimo indicates that allegrissimo is typically performed at a tempo between 110 and 190 beats per minute (BPM). The average tempo is 144 BPM.
The diagram below shows the tempo of each recording. The dataset includes works from the 18th to 20th centuries, where available, with no more than three recordings of the same work and no more than six by the same composer.
