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From slowest to fastest: Larghissimo – very, very slow (24 BPM and under) Grave – slow and solemn (25–45 BPM) Lento – very slow (40–60 BPM) Largo – slowly (45–50 BPM) Larghetto – quite broadly (60–69 BPM) Adagio – slow and stately (66–76 BPM) Adagietto – quite slow (72–76 BPM) Andante – at a walking pace (76–108 BPM) More items...

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"Beats per minute" redirects here. For the rate of heart beats, see Heart rate ♪ = 120". The first two measures of Mozart 's Sonata XI, which indicates the tempo as "Andante grazioso" and a modern editor's metronome marking: "= 120". Tempo (Italian for 'time, movement') is the speed of a song or piece of music. It is measured in beats per minute, or BPM. For example, if a song has 4 beats per bar at 100 BPM, there will be 25 bars per minute.

Basic Tempo Markings [ change | change source ]

From slowest to fastest:

Larghissimo – very, very slow (24 BPM and under)

– very, very slow (24 BPM and under) Grave – slow and solemn (25–45 BPM)

– slow and solemn (25–45 BPM) Lento – very slow (40–60 BPM)

– very slow (40–60 BPM) Largo – slowly (45–50 BPM)

– slowly (45–50 BPM) Larghetto – quite broadly (60–69 BPM)

– quite slow (72–76 BPM) Andante – at a walking pace (76–108 BPM) – at a walking pace (76–108 BPM) Andantino – quite faster than andante (but some cases it means a bit slower than andante) (80–108 BPM) – quite faster than andante (but some cases it means a bit slower than andante) (80–108 BPM) Marcia moderato – moderately, in the style of a march [1] [2] (83–85 BPM) – moderately, in the style of a march (83–85 BPM) Andante moderato – between andante and moderato (thus the name) (92–98 BPM) – between andante and moderato (thus the name) (92–98 BPM) Moderato – moderately (98–112 BPM) – moderately (98–112 BPM) Allegretto – by the mid-19th century, moderately fast (102–110 BPM) – by the mid-19th century, moderately fast (102–110 BPM) Allegro Moderato - moderately cheerful (116–120 BPM) - moderately cheerful (116–120 BPM) Allegro – fast, quickly and bright (120–156 BPM) (molto allegro is slightly faster than allegro, but always in its range; 124-156 BPM). – fast, quickly and bright (120–156 BPM) (molto allegro is slightly faster than allegro, but always in its range; 124-156 BPM). Vivace – lively and fast (156–176 BPM) – lively and fast (156–176 BPM) Vivacissimo – very fast and lively (172–176 BPM)

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– very fast and lively (172–176 BPM) Allegrissimo – very fast (172–176 BPM)

– very fast (172–176 BPM) Presto – very, very fast (168–200 BPM)

– very, very fast (168–200 BPM) Prestissimo – extremely fast, even faster than presto (200 BPM and over)

Terms for tempo change:

Ritardando – little by little slowing down

– little by little slowing down Ritenuto - slow down suddenly

- slow down suddenly Accelerando – gradually accelerating

A piacere – literally "at pleasure" [3]

– literally "at pleasure" A tempo – at the same speed from the beginning – at the same speed from the beginning L'istesso tempo or Lo stesso tempo – at the same speed or – at the same speed Tempo comodo – at a comfortable (normal) speed – at a comfortable (normal) speed Tempo di... – the speed of a ... (such as Tempo di valse (speed of a waltz, ≈60 bpm), Tempo di marcia (speed of a march, ≈120 bpm)) – the speed of a ... (such as (speed of a waltz, ≈60 bpm), (speed of a march, ≈120 bpm)) Tempo semplice – simple, regular speed, plainly

Common Qualifiers [ change | change source ]

alla – in the manner or style of, as in: alla breve – in short style, alla marcia – in the style of a march [4] (e.g., Beethoven, op. 101) all' ongarese – in Hungarian style alla (danza) tedesca – in the style of the Ländler (c. 1800), and similar dances in rather quick triple meter (see Beethoven, op. 79, op. 130) [5] alla turca – in the Turkish style, that is, in imitation of Turkish military music (Janizary music), which became popular in Europe in the late 18th century (e.g., Mozart, K. 331, K. 384) alla zingarese – in the style of Gypsy music – in the manner or style of, as in: assai – very much, as in allegro assai , quite fast [6] – very much, as in , quite fast ben – well, as in ben marcato (well marked or accented)

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– well, as in (well marked or accented) con – with, con bravura – with skill [7] con brio – with vigor and spirit [8] con fuoco – with fire con moto – with motion

fugato – in fugal style,

– in fugal style, in modo – in the style of, in the style of: in modo napolitano (in Neapolitan style), in modo di marcia funebre (in the style of a funeral march) – in the style of, in the style of: (in Neapolitan style), (in the style of a funeral march) meno – less, as in meno mosso (less quickly) [9]

– less, as in (less quickly) appena – almost none,

– almost none, misterioso – mysterious

– mysterious molto – much, very, as in molto allegro (very quick) or molto adagio (very slow) [10] – much, very, as in (very quick) or (very slow) non troppo – not too much, e.g. allegro non troppo (or allegro ma non troppo ) means "fast, but not too much" – not too much, e.g. (or ) means "fast, but not too much" non tanto – not so much – not so much più – more, as in più allegro (more quickly); – more, as in (more quickly); poco – little, as in Poco adagio – little, as in poco a poco – little by little, bit by bit – little by little, bit by bit quasi – like a ... ( Più allegro quasi presto , "faster, like presto") – like a ... ( , "faster, like presto") senza – without, as in senza interruzione (without pause), senza tempo

– without, as in (without pause), sostenuto – sustained, prolonged

– sustained, prolonged subito – suddenly

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