Terms Pertaining to Tempo Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
Accelerando
accel.
A
Increase tempo
2
Q
Adagio
A
Slowly
3
Q
Allargando
allarg.
A
Becoming broader and slower
4
Q
Allegretto
A
Moderately fast, quite lively
5
Q
Allegro
A
Quick, rapid tempo
6
Q
Allegro ma non troppo
A
Fast, but not too fast
7
Q
Andante
A
Moderately slow, with some motion
8
Q
Andantino
A
Slower than andante
9
Q
A tempo
A
(Return to) the original tempo
10
Q
Doppio movimento
A
Double the tempo
11
Q
Grave
A
Very slow; solemn; heavy
12
Q
Langsam
A
Slowly
13
Q
Largemente
A
Broadly
14
Q
Largo
A
Very slowly
15
Q
Lento
A
Relatively slowly
16
Q
L’istesso tempo
A
The same tempo
17
Q
Meno mosso
A
Less motion
18
Q
Moderato
A
Moderately
19
Q
Mosso
A
Movement; agitated
20
Q
Piu Mosso
A
More motion; increase tempo
21
Q
Presto
A
Very quick
22
Q
Rallentando
rall.
A
Growing slower and slower
23
Q
Ritardando
rit.
A
Gradually slowing
24
Q
Ritenuto
A
More immediate slowing of tempo
25
Rubato
Expressive flexibility of tempo
26
Stringendo
Quickening of tempo
27
Tempo primo
First tempo; original tempo
28
Vivace
Quickly; lively
