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Tempo Markings and Muscal Terms

From Slow to Fast	Definition
Larghissimo	Extremely Slow (40 or less bpm)
Largo	Slow and Solemn (40-60 bpm)
Lento	Slow
Larghetto	Not Quite as Slow as Largo (60-66)
Adagio	Slowly (66-76 bpm)
Andante	Walking Speed (76-108 bpm)
Moderato	Moderately Fast(108-120 bpm)
Allegretto	Rather Quickly (but less than Allegro)
Allegro	Fast, Cheerful and Quickly (120-168 bpm)
Vivace	A Directive to Play Lively
Presto	Very Fast (168-200 bpm)
Vivacissimo	More intense than Vivace
Prestissimo	As fast as it gets (200-220 bpm)

Tempo Qualifications

Italian French German	English Definition
a poco a poco peu a peu allmahlich	little by little
assai, molto tres sehr, ganz	very, much, quite
con avec	with
meno moins weniger	less
non troppo pas trop nicht zu	not too much
pochissimo un peu etwas	a very little
poco, un poco un peu ein wenig	a little, somewhat
quasi	like, almost

Table of Specific Tempo Markings

Italian or French Term	English Definition
accelerando	Gradually Faster
alla breve	Duple time with a half note as the unit (Cut time)
allargando	Broadening
ancora	Still more ____
a tempo	Original speed
cedez	Slight holding back of tempo
come prima	As at first
come sopra	As above
doppio movimento	Twice as fast (usually occurs when Common time changes to Cut time)
l'istesso (lo stesso) tempo	The same tempo; beat remains constant while the meter changes
meno mosso piu lento	Less motion/slower
piu allegro piu mosso	Faster
piu animato	More animated, more motion Often: faster
pressez	Quicken
rellentando, rallerando	Gradual slowing down
ritardando	Gradual slowing down
ritenuto	Sudden slowing down
rubato	"Robbing" the time values by holding back or speeding up at will
stringendo	Pressing forward
tempo giusto	Original tempo
trattenuto	Holding back, and sustained

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