Allegro Brillante

[BoliverAllmon]

what would you consider a good tempo marking be for Allegro Brillante?

[stevie]

a brilliant one 

[BoliverAllmon]

why didn't I think of that?

[faulty_damper]

Allegro Brillante

Allegro refers to tempo, which is entirely dependent upon the context, id est, upon the notes to be played.

Brillante refers to the manner of interpretation, often to be played loudly and briskly.  -Loudly but slowly would be interpreted as Maetoso.

[BoliverAllmon]

so how fast is allegro?

[al]

120-168 according to my metronome.  totally depends on the note values used throughout the piece though (i.e you couldnt play constant hemidemisemiquavers at 168 bpm)

[faulty_damper]

Allegro can be interpreted in many different ways.  Sometimes, this tempo marking can be misleading because it is sometimes used as a generic name for the first movement of a sonata, like Mozart.  Andante being a generic name for the slow movement.

I ignore these types of markings because it does not mean much as to the interpretation of a piece; I interpret the notes, not the words.  If you interpret the notes, you'll understand the piece better than if you read just the words.

[Waldszenen]

Allegro can be interpreted in many different ways.  Sometimes, this tempo marking can be misleading because it is sometimes used as a generic name for the first movement of a sonata, like Mozart.  Andante being a generic name for the slow movement.

I ignore these types of markings because it does not mean much as to the interpretation of a piece; I interpret the notes, not the words.  If you interpret the notes, you'll understand the piece better than if you read just the words.

Couldn't agree more.

[Barbosa-piano]

Allegro Brillante: Allegro con Brio...