Tempo Flashcards
Tempo is the Italian word for
Time
Largo
Broad and slow
Larghetto
Still broad not so slow
Adagio
Bit faster than largo
Andante
Walking pace
Moderato
Moderate speed
Allegro
Quick and lively
Vivace
Very lively- quicker than allegro
Presto
Really fast
Accelerando
Speeding up
Rallentando
Slowing down
Ritenuto
Holding back the pace
Allargando
Slowing down, getting broader
Dot with semi circle on top
Pause longer than a beat
A tempo
Back to the original pace
Agitato
Agitated
Alla Marcia
In a march style
Amoroso
Loving
Calmato
Calm
Dolce
Sweetly
Energico
Energetic
Giocoso
Playful, humerous
Grandioso
Grandly
Pesante
Heavy
Risoluto
Strong, confident, bold
Sospirando
Sighing
Trionfale
Triumphant
pp/ pianissimo
Very quiet
P piano
Quiet
Mp mezzopiano
Fairly quiet
Mf mezzoforte
Fairly loud
F forte
Loud
Ff Fortissimo
Very loud
Slur (curved line on notes)
All notes within it are played smoothly with no breaks