08/12/2024
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TEMPO?
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Tempo is the speed of a given piece of music. It is most commonly measured by the number of beats that occur in a minute known as beats per minute (BPM). Some of the more popular tempos include (from slowest to fastest) grave, lento, largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegretto, allegro, vivace, presto, prestissimo. Allegro is one of the most common, which partially owes to its wider range of 105 to 132 BPM, and is known to cause excitement in listeners. Largo reflects one of the slowest tempos with a pace of 40 to 50 BPM. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has a first movement that is labeled "allegro ma non troppo," meaning "fast, but not too much."
Other tempos include Meno mosso and piu mosso, which means "less quickly" and "more quickly," respectively, tranquillamente (tranquil), meaning the piece or section should be played tranquillity, and rubato means to "play expressively." When using rubato, the player may choose to flex, extend, or contract certain beats for emphasis or may choose to disregard the beat altogether. Rubato playing is common in Baroque styles of music.
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