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Clean copy manuscript of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No.3 with the tempo indication Vivace ma non troppo (and legatissimo). Polish pianist and editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014) writes in the Performance Commentary to the Polish National Edition that this étude is "always performed slower or much slower than is indicated by [Chopin's] tempo [M.M. 100 ...
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.)
In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition, and is often also an indication of the composition's character or atmosphere.
At a walking pace; flowing; moderately slow tempo Andantino: a little bit walking: Less of a walking pace than andante (so slightly quicker) 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 ...
From the last episode in F major, the movement transitions to Vivace through a series of no fewer than sixty-one repetitions of the note E. The Vivace (. = 104) is in sonata form, and is dominated by lively dance-like dotted rhythms, sudden dynamic changes, and abrupt modulations. The first theme of the Vivace is shown below.
Tempo marking Meter Key Movement I Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso = 88 2 4: d Movement II Molto vivace. = 116 3 4: d Presto = 116 2 2: D Molto vivace 3 4: d Presto 2 2: D Movement III Adagio molto e cantabile = 60 4 4: B ♭ Andante moderato = 63 3 4: D Tempo I: 4 4: B ♭ Andante moderato 3 4: G Adagio 4 4: E ♭ Lo stesso tempo: 12 8 ...
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The following tables are organized by a number and first line of the movements. Different numbering of the movement exists. The voices are sometimes abbreviated S for soprano, T for tenor, B for bass. The modulating keys of many recitatives are written in accidentals. Recitatives typically come without a tempo marking.