The Tempo Of Music
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Meter tells us how many beats there are in a measure. But, it does not tell us whether these beats occur slowly or quickly. The tempo, by which is meant the rate of speed and the pace of the music. As a consequence, the flow of music in time involves both meter and tempo.
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The tempo of music carries emotional implications. For example, in our every day speech, we hurry our speech in times of stress or excitement. Likewise, our bodies move forward when we are eager or our bodies are held back in lassitude. In an art of movement such as music, the rate of movement is of prime importance. A listener responds to music tempo both physically and psychologically – breathing and being adjust to the rate of the movement and to the feeling of the music. This effect occurs on both conscious and unconscious levels. The close connection between tempo and mood indicate the character of the music as well as the pace of the music.
| Basic Tempo Markings in Music |
| Prestissimo — extremely fast (more than 200bpm) Vivacissimamente — adverb of vivacissimo, "very quickly and lively" Vivacissimo — very fast and lively Presto — very fast (168–200 bpm) Allegrissimo — very fast Vivo — lively and fast Vivace — lively and fast (≈140 bpm) Allegro — fast and bright or "march tempo" (120–168 bpm) Allegro moderato — moderately quick (112–124 bpm) Allegretto — moderately fast (but less so than allegro) Allegretto grazioso — moderately fast and gracefully Moderato — moderately (108–120 bpm) Moderato espressivo — moderately with expression Andantino — alternatively faster or slower than andante Andante Moderato — a bit faster than andante Andante — at a walking pace (76–108 bpm) Tranquillamente — adverb of tranquillo, "tranquilly" Tranquillo — tranquil Adagietto — rather slow (70–80 bpm) Adagio — slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (66–76 bpm) Larghetto — rather broadly (60–66 bpm) Grave — slow and solemn Lento — very slow (40–60 bpm) Lento Moderato - moderately slow Largo — very slow (40–60 bpm), like lento Larghissimo — very, very slow (20 bpm and below) Largamente - very, very, very slow 10bpm |
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