Tempo Flashcards by Vanessa Aspinwall | Brainscape

Q

What is tempo?

A

Speed of the beat

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Q

lento

A

slow

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Q

adagio

A

bit faster than lento

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Q

andante

A

walking pace

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Q

moderato

A

moderate speed

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allegretto

A

moderately fast

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allegro

A

quick and lively

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vivace

A

very lively

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presto

A

really fast

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Q

ritenuto

A

in slower time

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Q

accelerando/
accel.

A

speeding up gradually

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rallentando - rall./
ritardando - rit.

A

slowing down gradually

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Q

allargando - allarg.

A

slowing down, getting a bit broader

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Q

rubato - rub.

A

can be flexible with pace of music - freer interpretation of the music

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Q

A

pause - longer than a whole beat

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Q

a tempo

A

back to the original pace

Q

Largo

A

very slow