Basic Conducting Tempo Terminology Lesson 4

Match the following

• Moderato

• As fast as possible

• Prestissimo

• Moderately fast

• Allegro

• Fast, quickly

• Presto

• Very fast

• Allegretto

• Moderately paced

Match the following

• Andante

• Slow but moving

• Andantino

• Moderately slow

• Larghetto

• Very slow but moving

• Adagio/Lento

• Very slow and broad

• Largo

• Slow

Match the following

• Ritenudo

• Gradually slower and broader

• Ritardano

• Gradually slower

• Grave

• Very slow and heavy

• Rallentando

• Gradually slower and louder

• Allargando

• Suddenly slower

Match the following

• Sostenuto

• Gradually faster and hastening

• Stringendo

• More lively

• Accelerando

• Sustaining

• Piu allegro

• Gradually slower and softer

• Calando

• Gradually faster

Match the following

• Tempo rubato

• More motion

• A piacere

• At pleasure

• Piu mosso

• Less motion

• Morendo

• Dying away

• Meno mosso

• Taken freely

Match the following

• Tempo primo

• First tempo

• A tempo

• Previous tempo

• Tempo giusto

• Strict tempo

• Alla misura

• In exact tempo

• Senza misura

• Freely

Same tempo