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 Progress

It is nothing more than the speed at which the music is conducted.

Usually the tempo is written in Italian on the score at the beginning of the piece.

Ex 53

The paces are classified from slowest to fastest:

Presto
Vivace
V
Allegro E
Moderate L
Allegretto O
C
Andantino
I
Andante D
Slow A
Adagio D
E
Larghetto
Long

The graduation of these proceedings is as follows:

Word Meaning
very very
with motion with movement
but not too much but not much
very very
moved busy
little little
quasi almost
too much very

Ex 54: Moderately slow, lively almost vivacious

It is also common to add words that express the feeling of the music. Below are listed
some words used and their respective meanings:

Word Meaning
affectionate affectionate
with soul, with
with soul
disposition
with enthusiasm, with
with vigor
enthusiasm
with spirit with finesse
playful funny
resolute resolute
joking playing
 calm quiet
sustained sustained

Ex 55: Andante with spirit, Moderately calm.

If we want to know precisely the progress of the music, we should make use of a device.
thermohydrometer. This device has a numerical table that corresponds to the graduation of each
progress.

The student or musician after graduating the metronome will hear its beats, which correspond to 1
time of the studied measure.

The metronomic indication usually appears in the header of the sheet music, roughly below the title and the
left side.

Ex 56

When the author of the music does not want to rigidly fix the metronomic indication of the music, then he
the faz leaving a margin for the musician to choose the indication of their preference.

Ex 57

The tempos can also be changed throughout the song, both for increasing and for decreasing.
reduction of speed.

To reduce speed, we use the following words:

Ex 58

To increase speed, we use the following words:

Word Abbreviation
Accelerando accel.
Fretting afret.
Animating animal
Plunging precip.
Narrow narrow
Approaching string.

Ex 59
We must not forget to signal so that the progress returns to normal, if necessary.

For this, we use the following expressions:

Word Abbreviation
in time Iº time
in time First Time
like before first time

Ex 60
The tempo of the music is related to:
Its intensity

Your expression

Your speed

Your volume

2. Generally the progress:

Who written in English in the middle of the song

Who is written in Italian at the beginning of the song

Who written in English at the beginning of the song

Who wrote in Italian in the middle of the song

3. Examples of quick proceedings:

Adagio, allegro, and presto

Allegro, larghetto and largo

Allegro, lively and fast

Slow, moderate and moderately fast

4. Examples of slow proceedings include:
Broad, slightly broad, and slow

Large, fast and lively

Adagio, andantino and presto

Slow, moderate and fast

5. Device widely used by musicians to keep the tempo of the music:

Shelf

Tuning fork

Metronome

Metronome