Basic Conducting Tempo Terminology Lesson 4

Match the following

• Allegretto

• Moderately paced

• Presto

• As fast as possible

• Allegro

• Fast, quickly

• Moderato

• Moderately fast

• Prestissimo

• Very fast

Match the following

• Largo

• Very slow but moving

• Larghetto

• Moderately slow

• Adagio/Lento

• Slow

• Andantino

• Slow but moving

• Andante

• Very slow and broad

Match the following

• Ritenudo

• Gradually slower

• Ritardano

• Suddenly slower

• Allargando

• Gradually slower and louder

• Rallentando

• Very slow and heavy

• Grave

• Gradually slower and broader

Match the following

• Accelerando

• More lively

• Stringendo

• Gradually faster

• Piu allegro

• Sustaining

• Sostenuto

• Gradually slower and softer

• Calando

• Gradually faster and hastening

Match the following

• Meno mosso

• Less motion

• Tempo rubato

• Dying away

• Morendo

• More motion

• A piacere

• At pleasure

• Piu mosso

• Taken freely

Match the following

• Tempo primo

• Freely

• Tempo giusto

• Strict tempo

• Alla misura

• First tempo

• Senza misura

• In exact tempo

• A tempo

• Previous tempo

Same tempo

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