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Tempo
The following terms are commonly used Italian terms with which you should be familiar.
They refer to tempo markings that you typically find in music.
Complete the chart. Use the following website AFTER you have attempted to define the
term.
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TERM
DEFINITION
Grave
The slowest tempo, with an extremely low pitch.
Largo
A slow and solemn tempo, having 40 to 60 beats per
minute.
Lento
Slow.
Adagio
A slow tempo marking between Largo and Andante.
Andante
A moderate tempo marking between Largo and Moderato,
with the tempo between 76 to 108 beats per minutes.
Moderato
A directive to perform the designated passage of a
composition in a moderate tempo.
Allegro
A fast tempo marking between Allegretto and Vivace.
Vivace
A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition
in a lively or brisk manner.
Presto
A directive to perform the indicated passage of a
composition very quickly.
A tempo
The speed of the rhythm of a composition. Tempo is
measured according to beats per minute.
Accelerando (accel.)
Gradually accelerating or getting faster.
Ritardando (rit.)
A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition
with a ritard the tempo, to gradually delay the tempo.
Rubato
A practice common in Romantic compositions of taking
part of the duration from one note and giving it to another.
Molto
An expression used to augment the directive to which it’s
applied. This term often used to modify tempo markings in
a compositions.
Meno
The Italian term for less. It’s typically used as to modify
other directives as in meno mosso or less motion.
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