Tempo

Question 1

Accelerando (or accel.)

Answer 1

Gradually getting quicker

Question 2

Adagio

Answer 2

slow

Question 3

Allegretto

Answer 3

Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

Question 4

allegro

Answer 4

quick (and pretty cheerful)

Question 5

andante

Answer 5

at a medium (‘walking’) speed

Question 6

lento

Answer 6

slow

Question 7

moderato

Answer 7

moderately - fairly/quite (allegro moderato: moderately quick

Question 8

rallentando (or rall.)

Answer 8

gradually getting slower

Question 9

ritardando (or ritard./ rit.)

Answer 9

gradually getting slower

Question 10

ritendu (or riten./ rit.

Answer 10

held back

Question 11

tempo

Answer 11

speed, time

Question 12

a tempo

Answer 12

same (normal) time / in time

Question 13

allagando

Answer 13

getting broader, louder and slower

Question 14

allegro assai

Answer 14

very fast

Question 15

andantino

Answer 15

faster or slower than andante

Question 16

larghetto

Answer 16

rather slow

Question 17

largo

Answer 17

slow, stately

Question 18

mosso, moto

Answer 18

movement (meno mosso: slower; con moto: with movement)

Question 19

presto

Answer 19

very fast

Question 20

vivace/vivo

Answer 20

fast, lively

Question 21

adagietto

Answer 21

fairly slow

Question 22

alla breve

Answer 22

2 minims in a bar

Question 23

rubato, tempo rubato

Answer 23

with some freedom of time

Question 24

stringendo

Answer 24

gradually getting faster