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2
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100
What is moderately slow, at a walking pace?
Andante
100
first note of the scale
tonic
100
slow
lento
100
4th note of a scale
subdominant
200
little
poco
200
as fast as possible
prestissimo
200
in a singing style
canatabile
200
sweet, gentle
dolce
300
Graceful
Grazioso
300
fairly fast (slower than allegro)
allegretto
300
the end
fine
300
to return to the original tempo
a tempo
400
very fast
presto
400
fast
allegro
400
a little faster than andante
andantino
400
the speed at which the music is performed
tempo
400
De Capo; to return to the beginning
D.C.
500
Del Signo; repeat from the sign
D.S.
500
a slow tempo (slower than andante, but not as slow as largo)
adagio
500
at a moderate tempo
moderato
500
5th note of the scale
dominant