moderado

at a moderate tempo moderato. adverb or adjective. mo·​der·​a·​to ˌmäd-ə-ˈrät-ō : at a moderate tempo. used as a direction in music.

'Moderato' is one of those rather ambiguous musical terms, like andante (“at a walking pace”). Literally translated, it means “moderately” – but what does it really mean? At the most basic level, it is a tempo marking, slower than allegretto, but faster than andante.

Moderato – at a moderate speed (108–120 bpm)

An Italian musical term indicating tempo. “Moderato” means to play the song at a moderate tempo. Generally the tempo for moderato would be assumed to fall around 66-126 BPM. Moderato is a common tempo for popular music.

tempo, speed or pacing of a piece of music, playing an essential role in performance and acting as the heartbeat of expression. The word tempo, meaning “time” in Italian, is derived from the Latin tempus.

◊ Moderato maestoso: “Moderately and majestically” – an indication to play with dignified passion, and a moderate BPM. However, when used with another tempo command, moderato modifies that command's intensity: ◊ Allegro moderato: Slightly fast.

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)

The word tempo means 'rate or speed'; in other words, it's how fast or slow something is happening. If you walk, you are moving at a slow tempo. If you run, you are moving at a faster tempo. Tempo is very important for music. Think of your favorite song.

Allegro moderato - moderately quick (112–124 BPM) Allegro - perhaps the most frequently used tempo marking (120–168 BPM, which includes the “heartbeat tempo” sweet spot) Vivace - lively and fast (typically around 168-176 BPM)

moderately fast Allegro moderato in music means "moderately fast", or "fast but not too fast". Since allegro encompasses a tempo range of 120 to 168 beats per minute (BPM), allegro moderato would likely appear somewhere in the middle of that range.

Crotch proposed the following list of tempo terms in ascending order of speed: grave, largo, larghetto, adagio, lento, andante, allegretto, allegro, vivace, alla breve, presto, prestissimo; but he admitted that there were those who regarded adagio, lento, andante, alla breve, and vivace 'rather as terms of expression ...

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