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Many tempo markings also indicate mood and expression. For example, presto and allegro both indicate a speedy execution (presto being faster), but allegro also connotes joy (from its original meaning in Italian). Presto, on the other hand, simply indicates speed. Additional Italian words also indicate tempo and mood.
Slow and dignified tempo Largamente: broadly: Slow and dignified tempo Larghetto: broad-ish: Slightly less dignified than largo (so slightly faster tempo) Lento: slow: Slow tempo Lentando: slowing: Decelerating, slowing down L'istesso tempo: the same time: At the same tempo Moderato: moderate: Moderate tempo Mosso: moved, agitated: Agitated Presto
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.)
It begins in E minor with a tempo marking of "Presto." After the opening statement, it transitions to E major with a tempo marking of "più tranquillo e dolce." The E minor theme and tempo return, and the piece concludes with an E major variation of the original E minor theme and tempo. III. Romance is written in a time signature of 3/4.
The adagio sostenuto tempo has made a powerful impression on many listeners; for instance, Berlioz commented that it "is one of those poems that human language does not know how to qualify". [23] Beethoven's student Carl Czerny called it "a nocturnal scene, in which a mournful ghostly voice sounds from the distance". [1]
A typical performance lasts approximately 33–45 minutes depending on the choice of tempo, and whether the repeats in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th movements are omitted The work as a whole is known for its use of rhythmic devices suggestive of a dance, such as dotted rhythm and repeated rhythmic figures. It is also tonally subtle, making use of the ...
Brown I:A1 - Symphony in A major, I. Allegro molto, II. Andante, III. Minuet: Tempo giusto - Scherzante, IV. Finale: Presto Brown I:A2 - Symphony in A major, I ...
The tempo, allegro molto (very quickly), is of note since it marks the historical shift away from the old minuet (which was played at a slower, danceable, tempo) toward the scherzo; by his last quartets Haydn had started marking his minuets presto. The fourth movement is a characteristically rhythmic, energetic and propulsive Haydn finale.