Violent, but vigorous. One can easily see that with instructions being given in so many different languages, an orchestral musician must become something of a linguist! We use cookies to improve your experience on our website, to measure the effectiveness of our systems, and to analyze traffic. By using our website, you consent to cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Menu Donate. And why are the terms in Italian?
Here are the most common musical tempos, and they are expressed by using Italian words:. Lento Very slow. Adagio Slow. Andante Moderately slow. Moderato Medium fast. Allegretto A little faster than moderato. Allegro Fast. List of common mood terms. The terms help the performer to capture the mood of a piece through variations in tempo, dynamics and articulation. List of directions for repeats. The directions are used as navigation markers to instruct the performer to repeat a certain section of the piece.
List of general terms. Conventionally, "Andante" is considered around 76 to beats per minute. Apart from the way the terms are used in musical practice, "Andante" is Italian for "ordinary". You might as well ask "How fast does a person walk?
In the case above, unless there is an actual MM value set, these can be equal or one can be faster or slower than the other. Moderato means a "moderate" tempo, or when used as a modifier, it means to perform the other tempo direction to a "moderate" degree.
If the other indication is allegro , it would be moderately lively. These tempi cannot be mapped precisely to metronome markings. One person's andante allegro may be slower or faster than another person's allegro moderato , and so on.
The real question you should be asking yourself is this: "What tempo makes the music happen for me? If you're in a leaderless ensemble, you agree on a tempo. If you are performing solo, or with an accompanist, you really need to do the work to find out what tempo makes the music come out. Maybe this sounds simplistic, or perhaps arcane or even capricious, but it's a difficult question and ultimately one that only you can answer.
One more thing: In a concerto, the final movement is typically faster and shorter than the opening movement. On the other hand, "Allegro moderato" means for more restrained Allegro tempo.
Beethoven would say "Allegro ma non troppo" - "Allegro, but not too much. In this way, by assigning two tempo indications simultaneously Debussy was fond of "moderately" or "very moderately, Handel uses the second tempo indication to modify the first. Allegro moderato would in fact be a bit quicker than the other indication as others have correctly pointed out.
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