Con brio
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For the synthesizer manufacturing company, see Con Brio, Inc.
Con Brio is an Italian musical term meaning With Brilliance or With Spirit. It is used most often with the tempo Allegro. A famous example is Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata marked Allegro Con Brio; better known still is the opening allegro con brio movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.