Saturday, January 24, 2009

Tempo - Musical Notation

Tempo means time in Italian. The expression found at the top left corner of the musical staff indicates how fast the music should be played. The expression could be a word or a metronome marking.

adagio: very slow.


allegro: lively, rather quick.


grave: extremely slow and solemn.


largo: slow and broad.



presto: very quick.


vivace: quick and lively.

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