tempo ordinario

1 (It.). At an 'ordinary speed', i.e. neither fast nor slow. 2 Common time (4/4), with four beats in the bar (as opposed to two, as in tempo alla breve).

tempo. noun. tem·​po ˈtem-pō plural tempi -pē or tempos.

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)

Lento – slow (52–108 bpm) Andante – at a walking pace, moderately slow (56–108 bpm) Andantino – slightly faster than andante, but slower than moderato (80–108 bpm) (although, in some cases, it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) Marcia moderato – moderately, in the manner of a march (66–80 bpm)

In the context of music, tempo refers to how fast a piece of music is. Because of the term's origins, different speeds are named after Italian words, such as allegro, allegretto, lento, largo, and andante. Another way to describe tempo is by indicating its BPM or beats per minute.

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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.

Tempo is the speed of a given piece of music. It is most commonly measured by the number of beats that occur in a minute known as beats per minute (BPM). Some of the more popular tempos include (from slowest to fastest) grave, lento, largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegretto, allegro, vivace, presto, prestissimo.

Tempo is a key element of a musical performance. Within a piece of music, tempo can be just as important as melody, harmony, rhythm, lyrics, and dynamics. Classical conductors use different tempos to help distinguish their orchestra's rendition of a classic piece from renditions by other ensembles.

Since we traditionally use Italian for musical terms, we call musical time “tempo”, the Italian word for “time”. It might be slow, fast, or in-between, but tempo is one of the most important ingredients for making music.

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural tempos, or tempi from the Italian plural) also known as Beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given piece.