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Very, much. An intensifier: molto allegro (very fast), molto espressivo (very expressively).
Molto amplifies whatever it modifies. It is the standard Italian intensifier in musical directions. Molto ritardando = slow down a lot. Molto crescendo = get much louder. Use it when the basic marking isn't enough.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, second movement — Molto vivace, meaning very lively.
Molto is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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