Adagio:Used to describe a slow and leisurely tempo, an adagio is often used to indicate that a piece of music should be played slowly and with a gentle, flowing quality. The term "adagio" comes from the Italian word for "slow" and is typically used to...
Meaning a slow tempo or slow speed. Sometimes it is the name of a work like Mozart's Adagio for Violin and Orchestra. Andante(Italian) Meaning a walking tempo or walking pace; a moderate speed. Bar/Measure A specific number of musical sounds that are organized within a measure, and that...
Term used to modify tempo markings (allegro ___ = very fast) Attacca A musical directive for the performer to begin the next movement or section of a composition immediately and without pause Attack The method and clearness of beginning a phrase Belebend...
TEMPO TERMS Why Are These Terms Important? You’ll usually see a term for tempo (like the ones below) at the start of every piece. These terms are usually in Italian and sometimes in French or German. Understanding these terms will help you quickly determine the relative speed at which you...
diminutive, meaning slightly slower than allegro. These indications of speed or tempo are used as general titles for pieces of music headed by instructions of this kind. The first movement of a classical sonata, for example, is often 'an Allegro', just as the slow movement is often 'an ...
A term indicating how fast or slow to play/sing a piece of music. The most commonly used tempo terms (from slowest to fastest) are as follows: Larghissimo– very, very slow (24 bpm and under) Adagissimo Grave– very slow (25–45 bpm) ...
Cédezis an expressive word that comes from the French language and means to "yield or slow [the music]." It is an indication that the performer should gradually decrease thetempoof the music. Other common musical terms that have a similar meaning include the Italianritardando, Frenchen retarda...
The study concluded that music hastens post exercise recovery and slow music has greater relaxation effect than fast or no music, recovery time being independent of the gender and individual music preference. 展开 关键词: exercise musical tempo recovery time perceived exertion ...
Musical termAlternativesDefinition / meaningLanguageNotes ato / at / in / by / for, etc.ItalianUsed in combination with other terms, e.g. a tempo: in time allaall', alto the / at the / in the manner ofItalianUsed in combination with other terms, e.g. alla marcia: in the manner of...
Instructions for the speed, or tempo, of a performance have the longest history. As early as the 9th century, plainsong manuscripts had the signs “c” (celeriter,“quick”) and “t” (trahere,“slow”), but such indications were exceptional, for the musical repertory was well known to ...