Tempo
Tempo
Style
Shorter Terms
Style
100

Tempo giusto

in strict time 

100

Tempo primo

return to the original or first speed.

100

Pensive, sad, mournful

mesto


100

Senza

without

100

morendo

dying away in tempo and tone

200

allegro

quick and lively

200

stringendo

pressing forward; gradually getting quicker

200

Noisy. boisterous

strepitoso

200

sostenuto

sustained

200

animato

animated, with increased life.

300

commodo

easily, without hurrying. (commode =comfortable)

300

Gradually getting slower and broader

allargando

300

Heavily

Pesante

300

assai

very

300

Meno mosso

Less movement


400

Largo

Broad, slow and stately

400

dolente

sorrowful, plaintive, sad

400

subito

suddenly

400

con fuoco

with fire

500

Vivo

Lively, spirited, briskly.


500

leggiero

lightly, nimble

500

tenuto

held, sustained

500

scherzando

playful, light and lively