Music Terminology - Advanced Level

Largo

• Very Slow

• Moderate

• Walking Pace

• Fast Tempo

Andante

• Walking Pace

• Fast

• Very slow

• Very fast

Allegro

• Fast

• Very Fast

• Moderato

• Slow

Presto

• Very Fast

• Fast

• Walking Speed

• Very Slow

Cantabile

• Singing

• Smoothly

• Majestic

• Marked

Dolce

• Sweet

• Stressed

• Accented

• Singing

Maestoso

• Majestic

• Marked

• Stressed

• Smooth

Con Moto

• With Motion

• Lively

• Less Motion

• Slowly

Rubato

• Fluctuation of tempo

• With Motion

• Slow and solemn

• Stressed

Leggiero

• Light

• Heavy

• Slow

• Quick