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Tempo words
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Tempos also have names, mostly in Italian.
Composers wrote words like Allegro above the music long before metronomes had numbers. Musicians still use them today.
The two ends: Largo and Presto.
Largo means broad: very slow. Presto means quick: very fast.
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Largo or Presto?
Andante is a walking pace.
Andante comes from the Italian for going, or walking. It sits around 76 to 108 BPM.
Andante, then Allegro.
Allegro means cheerful, and in music it means fast: around 120 to 168 BPM.
Which word means a walking pace?
From slowest to fastest: Largo, Andante, Allegro, Presto.
More words sit between them, like Adagio and Moderato. These four are the landmarks.
Which list goes from slowest to fastest?
Many metronomes print these words beside the numbers.
Move the weight and the word changes with the BPM.
Which word fits this tempo?
You know the tempo words.
What you learned
- Tempos have Italian names written above the music.
- Largo is very slow, Andante walks, Allegro is fast, Presto very fast.
- Each word covers a range of BPM, not one number.
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