maestoso

Mie-eh-stoe-zoe. [Italian, majestic] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a stately, dignified, majestic fashion.

​MAESTOSO. 'With majesty,' or in a dignified way. It is used either alone, as a direction of time, in which case it indicates a pace rather slower than andante, or, combined with other indications of tempo, as a guide to the expression.

Common examples of maestoso tempo include Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory, the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, the first movement of both Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, as well as Chopin's Polonaise in A♭ major, Op.

In music, allegro maestoso indicates a tempo that is fast but majestic. The allegro tempo is a quick one, generally in the range of 120-156 beats per minute (bpm) and is often played bright and cheerful.

: at a slow tempo. used especially as a direction in music.

Sforzando (musical direction), in musical notation to play a note with sudden, strong emphasis (also known as sforzito)

fast but majestic Answer and Explanation: In music, allegro maestoso indicates a tempo that is fast but majestic. The allegro tempo is a quick one, generally in the range of 120-156 beats per minute (bpm) and is often played bright and cheerful.

Presto – extremely fast (168–177 BPM) Prestissimo – even faster than Presto (178 BPM and over)

downbeat The first beat of the measure is the strongest (it's the “downbeat”). The third beat of the measure is also strong, but not as strong as the first. The second and fourth beats are weak.

Grave – slow and solemn (20–40 BPM) Lento – slowly (40–45 BPM) Largo – broadly (45–50 BPM) Adagio – slow and stately (literally, “at ease”) (55–65 BPM)

Listed from slowest to fastest, some of the different tempos in music include grave, lento, largo, adagio, adante, moderato, allegretto, allegro, vivace, presto, prestissimo.

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