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A tempo: to time: Return to previous tempo Fermata: held, stopped, orig. Latin firmo "make firm, fortify" Holding or sustaining a note Grave: grave, solemn: Slow and solemn tempo (slower than largo) Largo: broad: Slow and dignified tempo Largamente: broadly: Slow and dignified tempo Larghetto: broad-ish: Slightly less dignified than largo (so ...
In time (i.e. the performer should return to the stable tempo, such as after an accelerando or ritardando); also may be found in combination with other terms such as a tempo giusto (in strict time) or a tempo di menuetto (at the speed of a minuet) ab (Ger.) off, organ stops or mutes abafando (Port.) muffled, muted abandon or avec (Fr.)
While today the term grave is widely understood to be slower than the tempo terms largo and adagio, music theorists and composers of the 17th and 18th century were not so consistent in their interpretation and use of these terms, with some composers marking scores with grave but with performance descriptions described elsewhere that would ...
Tempo may be separated from articulation and meter, or these aspects may be indicated along with tempo (by adding phrases like "staccato" or "a tre battute"), all contributing to the overall texture. While the ability to hold a steady tempo is a vital skill for a musical performer, tempo is changeable.
The tempo of a slow movement can vary from largo to andante, though occasionally allegretto slow movements can be found, especially in works by Beethoven. It is usually in the dominant , subdominant , parallel , or relative key of the musical work's main key, but also in any variation or combination of them; the subdominant of the relative ...
Largo al factotum" (Make way for the factotum) is an aria (cavatina) from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, sung at the first entrance of the title character, Figaro. The repeated "Figaro"s before the final patter section are an icon in popular culture of operatic singing.
Largo (Italian for 'wide', 'broad'), a very slow tempo, or a musical piece or movement in such a tempo "Largo" from Xerxes arranged from "Ombra mai fu", the opening aria from Handel's opera Serse; Hugo Largo, an American band from the 1980s; Largo (Brad Mehldau album), 2002
Tempo indications such as "allegro", "lento" and so on indicate tempo/speed, and it's up to the interpreter to decide how many BPMs (a response to who wrote "BPM" is a modern concept, like for DJs). I agree, it shouldn't have a separate article, just an in-article explanation (it's there already), and also on the "beat" page.