Tempo Terms
A bit slower than andante
Andante Moderato
Very fast
Allegrissimo
Very fast and lively
Vivacissimo
Slightly faster than andante
Andantino
At a walking pace (76–108 bpm)
Andante
Moderately (108–120 bpm)
Moderato
Slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (66–76 bpm)
Adagio
Rather slow (70–80 bpm)
Adagietto
Less movement or slower
Meno Mosso
Speeding up (abbreviation: accel.)
Accelerando
More movement or faster
Piu Mosso
Moderately quick (112–124 bpm)
Allegro Moderato
Lively and fast (≈140 bpm) (quicker than allegro)
Vivace
Rather broadly (60–66 bpm)
Larghetto
Fast, quickly and bright (120–168 bpm)
Allegro
Very, very slow (20 bpm and below)
Larghissimo
Slow and solemn (20–40 bpm)
Grave
Slowly (40–60 bpm)
Lento
Broadly (40–60 bpm)
Largo
Moderately fast (but less so than allegro)
Allegretto
Very fast (168–200 bpm)
Presto
Extremely fast (more than 200bpm)
Prestissimo
Movement, more lively, or quicker, much like più mosso, but not as extreme
Mosso
Less gradual slowing down (more sudden decrease in tempo than rallentando)
Ritardando
Gradual slowing down (abbreviation: rall.)
Rallentando