Tempos
Main indications of tempo
(Tempos ordered from slowest to fastest)
| Name tempo (Italian word) |
Velocity (Metronome markings) |
Translation |
| Grave | 40-45 | Grave, slow |
| Largo | 45-55 | Large, slow, wide |
| Larghetto | 50-60 | Pretty broad, a little less slowly than "Largo" |
| Lento | 52-65 | Slow |
| Adagio | 55-70 | A little less slowly than "Lento" |
| Adagietto | 58-75 | Quite slow |
| Andante | 60-90 | Going, moderate, slower than "Allegro" but faster than "Largo" |
| Andantino | 70-100 | Just as slow as "Andante" |
| Moderato | 80-105 | Moderate (up) |
| Allegretto | 100-120 | Fast enough but a bit less lively than "Allegro" |
| Allegro | 116-150 | Gay, lively, cheerful, fast enough |
| Vivace (vivo) | 126-170 | Bright |
| Presto | 144-200 | Very fast |
| Prestissimo | 184 and beyond | Extremely fast |
Main changes in tempo
| SLOWING DOWN OF TEMPO | ||
| Pronunciation (Italian word) | Abbreviation | Translation |
| Allargando | allarg. | Broadening |
| Calando | cal. | By slowing down and reducing the sound |
| Meno vivo | Less vivid | |
| Morendo | In dying, reduce and slow down the sound much | |
| Rallentando | rall. | Slowing |
| Ritardando | ritar. | Delaying |
| Ritenuto | rit. | Retained |
| Smorzando | smorz. | By slowing down and letting the sound die |
| ACCELERATIONS OF THE TEMPO | ||
| Pronunciation (Italian word) | Abbreviation | Translation |
| Affretando | By pressing and stirred | |
| Agitato | Agitated | |
| Animato | Animated | |
| Accelerando | acceler. | Accelerating |
| Doppio (movimento) | Two times faster than the original tempo | |
| Più mosso or Più moto | Liveliest | |
| Stretto | Tight pressed | |
| RETURNS TO ORIGINAL TEMPO | ||
| Pronunciation (Italian word) | Abbreviation | Translation |
| A tempo | a T° | Back tempo |
| Istesso tempo (lo stesso tempo) | The same movement | |
| Tempo Ordinario | Normal Tempo | |
| Tempo primo | In the first movement | |
| PASSING SUSPENSIONS OF TEMPO | ||
| Pronunciation (Italian word) | Abbreviation | Translation |
| A capriccio | Freely | |
| Ad libitum | ad lib. | A will, freely |
| A piacere | A pleasure | |
| Rubato | Stolen Without rigid metronomic slightly shorten the note and the accompanying continues to carry the melody |
|
| Senza tempo | Without tempo | |
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Glossary
Melody
In a music system, the word melody means the dimension that takes into account the heights emitted by a source, individual or collective, instrumental or vocal in a musical production of any kind. The main melody is opposed to the rhythm, another component of the music.
Because it is a succession of sounds with different frequencies, a melody is a succession of intervals. Indeed, from the standpoint of the interpreter, like that of the listener, each note of a melody is determined by the melodic interval that separates it from the previous note.
Rubato
Indication of expression, commander accelerate certain notes of the melody or slow others to abandon the rigor of the measure.
Feature Game of Romantic composers and Frederick Chopin in particular.