troppo
TROE-poe
[Italian, too much]
An Italian term meaning too much and used to qualify a directive in the performance of the indicated passage of a composition. For example, the term allegro non troppo would mean a fast tempo (allegro) but not too much (or too fast). This term can be used in the same way as tanto.
See Also
[English] too much[French] trop
[German] zu viel
[Italian] tanto
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Last Updated: 2016-05-12 00:09:19