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| − | Tempo describes the speed of music - from adagio | + | Tempo describes the speed of music - from adagio to allegro and plenty in-between - these are mostly Italian terms: |
| + | * Adagio - slow | ||
| + | * Andante - walking pace | ||
| + | * Moderato - moderately | ||
| + | * Allegro - fast, lively | ||
| + | * Allegretto - fairly fast | ||
| + | * Presto - very fast | ||
| − | There's also speed changes: ''accelerando'' / ''accel'' = speed up & ''ritardando'' / ''rit.'' = slow down. | + | There's also terms for speed changes: ''accelerando'' / ''accel.'' = speed up & ''ritardando'' / ''rit.'' = slow down. |
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Read more: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo Wikipedia] | Read more: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 4 August 2020
Tempo describes the speed of music - from adagio to allegro and plenty in-between - these are mostly Italian terms:
- Adagio - slow
- Andante - walking pace
- Moderato - moderately
- Allegro - fast, lively
- Allegretto - fairly fast
- Presto - very fast
There's also terms for speed changes: accelerando / accel. = speed up & ritardando / rit. = slow down.
Read more: Wikipedia