Tempos Flashcards
1
Q
accelerando, accel.
A
becoming quicker
2
Q
adagio
A
slow
3
Q
allegro
A
fast, lively
4
Q
allegretto
A
fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)
5
Q
a tempo
A
return to the original tempo
6
Q
larghetto
A
fairy slow, but not as slow as largo
7
Q
largo
A
very slow
8
Q
legato
A
smooth
9
Q
lento
A
slow
10
Q
moderato
A
at a moderate tempo
11
Q
prestissimo
A
as fast as possible
12
Q
presto
A
very fast
13
Q
ritardando, rit.
A
slowing down gradually
14
Q
rallentando, rall.
A
slowing down
15
Q
rubato
A
with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression, “robbed time”
