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  2. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    Allegro moderato – close to, but not quite allegro (116–120 bpm) Allegrofast and bright (120–156 bpm) Molto Allegro or Allegro vivace – at least slightly faster and livelier than allegro, but always at its range (and no faster than vivace) (124–156 bpm) Vivace – lively and fast (156–176 bpm)

  3. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Very fast Prestissimo: very prompt, very quick: Very very fast (above 200 BPM) Rallentando: slowing down: Decelerating Ritardando: retarding: Decelerating Tardo: slow, tardy: Slow tempo Tempo: time: The speed of music; e.g. 120 BPM (beats per minute) (Tempo) rubato: robbed: Free flowing and exempt from steady rhythm Tenuto: sustained: Holding ...

  4. Tempo giusto - Wikipedia

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    The composer and music theorist Johann Kirnberger (1776) formalized and refined this idea by instructing the performer to consider the following details in combination when determining the best performance tempo of a piece: the tempo giusto of the meter, the tempo term (Allegro, Adagio, etc., if there is one, at the start of the piece), the ...

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A little lively, moderately fast allegretto vivace A moderately quick tempo allegrezza Cheerfulness, joyfulness allegrissimo Very fast, though slower than presto allegro Cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast all'ottava "at the octave", see ottava alt (Eng.), alt dom, or altered dominant

  6. Sonata cycle - Wikipedia

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    The first movement is, by definition, written in sonata form, in a fast tempo (allegro), and in the home key of the overall piece. This movement can also be called the sonata-allegro. This movement can also be called the sonata-allegro.

  7. Sonata form - Wikipedia

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    The sonata form (also sonata-allegro form or first movement form) is a musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation. It has been used widely since the middle of the 18th century (the early Classical period ).

  8. Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    Allegro con brio (A major) 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.

  9. String Quartet No. 15 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    Assai sostenuto – Allegro (A minor) Allegro ma non tanto (A major) "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart". Molto adagio – Andante (F Lydian) Alla marcia, assai vivace (attacca) (A major) Allegro appassionato (A minor – A major)