Tempo Terms Flashcards by Melody Harrison

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Accelerando, accel.

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Becoming quicker

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Meno Mosso

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Less movement, slower

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Piu mosso

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More movement, quicker

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Rubato

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A flexible tempo, using slight variation of speed to enhance musical expressions.

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All Armando, allarg.

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Broadening, becoming slower

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L’istesso

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At the same tempo

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Ritenuto, riten.

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Suddenly slower, held back

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Stringendo, string.

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Pressing, becoming faster

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A Tempo

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In time; return to the original tempo after a gradual increase

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Fallen tango

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Slowing down gradually

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Ritardando

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Slowing down gradually

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Tempo primo, tempo 1

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Return to the original tempo

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Largo

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Very slow and broad

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larghetto

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Less slow than largo

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Lento

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Slow

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Adagio

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Slow(er) than andante but not as slow as largo

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Andante

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Rather slow, moderate walking pace

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Andantino

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A little faster than andante

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Moderato

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Moderate tempo

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick, slightly slower than allegro

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Allegro

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Lively, very fast

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Presto

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Very fast

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Tempo

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The speed at which music is performed

Con moto

With motion

Grave

Extremely slow and solemn

Vivace

Lively and brisk

Comodo

A comfortable, easy tempo