Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Allegro con Fuoco

English translation:

Allegro with fire

Oct 9, 2002 20:02
22 yrs ago
Italian term

allegro con fuoco

Non-PRO Italian to English Other Music Music
Used in music; for example it is the title of a classical piece by Antonin Dvorak called "Finale: Allegro con Fuoco"
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 Allegro with fire

Proposed translations

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2 mins
Selected

Allegro with fire

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Note added at 2002-10-09 20:05:27 (GMT)
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Instrumentation: 3 Fl., 2 Ob., 1 E.H., 2 Bn., 1 C.Bn., 4 Hn., 3 Tpt. in C, 3 Tbn., 1 Tuba, 2 Perc., Strings.
Movements: I. Allegro with fire! -- II. Andante. -- III. Presto, Joyfully!
http://muslib.lib.ohio-state.edu/sapp/bibliogr.htm

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The finale, marked \"Allegro with fire,\" brings the sharpest contrast of virtuoso brilliance and calm reflection. The first of three principal themes is a wild Russian dance, stated by the piano after a short introduction. The orchestra has the second theme, also dance-like, and the third, taken over by the piano from the violins, is more lyrical. The movement is capped by an exciting coda.

http://www.atlantasymphony.org/plan/03mw3.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : butgenerally these indications are left in Italian followed perhaps by a translation in (). The Italian is universally accepted. (I don't think it was Dvoraks's native tongue, non e vero?)
25 mins
Of course he was not Italian, he was Bohemian.... but I believe this text needs to be translated into English. I would not translate "Allegro", but "fuoco" I would.....I found many EN sites where it was translated.
agree Gian
52 mins
agree marfus : 100% (Dvorak was Czech, but Italian form is international anyway)
58 mins
I agree w/ you too.........He was born in Bohemia (1841-1904), which is now part of the Czech Republic. http://members.tripod.com/~bohemia/Dvorak.htm.
agree Andrea Kopf : with writeaway
2 hrs
agree otouro : agree with writeaway too
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for your info! This is my favorite classical piece. I play F Horn and have played this many times, always wondering what it meant. Thanks for all of your help."
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