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100
This Italian term means "a walking speed."
What is andante?
100
This Italian term is used to describe a "moderate" speed.
What is Moderato?
100
This Italian term is used to describe the speed of the music.
What is tempo?
100
This Italian term means to "hold" or "pause."
What is a fermata?
100
This symbol is used to identify a fermata?
What is a bird's eye?
200
This Italian term means slowly.
What is lento?
200
This Italian term means as fast a tempo as possible.
What is prestissimo?
200
This Italian term means go back to the original tempo.
What is a tempo?
200
This Italian term means to become slower.
What is ritardando?
200
This is the abbreviation for ritardanda?
What is rit. ?
300
This Italian term means majestic or dignified.
What is maestoso?
300
This Italian term means very fast.
What is presto?
300
This instrument is used to measure the beat.
What is a metronome?
300
This Italian term means to gradually get slower.
What is rallentando?
300
This is the abbreviation or accelerando.
What is accel. ?
400
This Italian term means slow.
What is adagio?
400
This Italian term means slowly and seriously.
What is grave?
400
This man was the first inventor of the metronome.
Who is Maelzel?
400
This Italian term means to gradually get faster.
What is accelerando?
400
This is the abbreviation for rallentando.
What is rall. ?
500
This Italian term means lively and quick.
What is allegro?
500
This Italian term means quickly and lively.
What is vivace?
500
This tempo would be used to describe the piece "Flight of the Bumble Bee."
What is allegro, presto, or vivace?
500
This Italian term means a robbed or irregular feel.
What is rubato?
500
This Italian suffix means "very."
What is "issimo"?