adverb

• (especially as a direction after a tempo marking) very.

  ‘allegro assai’

  More example sentences

  • ‘In the Allegro assai moderato we have an impression of impish playfulness that is very much akin to Gade's own inventiveness.’
  • ‘From the opening notes of the Allegro vivace assai, the Berlin players conjured up Mozart in the best Viennese manner.’
  • ‘I also enjoyed the Finale that also follows without a break and which is marked Allegro deciso, assai moderato.’
  • ‘Each of the six sinfonias is in four movements with a variety of finales including a Rondeau, a Presto, a ‘Cotillon’ and the more traditional Allegro assai.’
  • ‘The strings players brought invigorating energy to the concluding Allegro assai.’