John Allegro was an English philologist of the Semitic languages and author. Highly regarded for his authority on the Old Testament, Allegro later argued that Jesus was in fact a mushroom and that Christianity was a cryptic version of ancient sex cults inspired by the hallucinogenic mushroomAmanita muscaria. Although taken in this context his theory appears ludicrous, references to hallucinogenic mushrooms and the widespread taking of them occur in the ancient history of Greece, and in a number of religious cults of that period. Research John Allegro
Maestoso is a term used in musical notation. When used as part of a tempo marking, for example allegro maestoso, it modifies it, directing the performer to maintain a dignified character. Research Maestoso
In music, presto is a direction for a quick, lively movement or performance, quicker than allegro, or any rate of time except prestissimo. Research Presto
In music, a septet is a piece for seven singers or players; or a group of seven such singers or players. Several different instrumental combinations are possible: Ludwig van Beethoven's Septet in E uses clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola and double bass; Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, though not described as such, is in fact a septet for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. Other composers using this medium include Hummel, Spohr, and Schoenberg. Research Septet
A symphony is an elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the symphonic poems of Franz Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal, partly instrumental. Research Symphony
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