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What Language Is Prevalent for Tempo/Mood Markings in Contemporary Music?

What Language Is Prevalent for Tempo/Mood Markings in Contemporary Music?

Although Italian has been the prevalent language for tempo markings throughout most of classical music history, many composers have naturally written tempo indications in their own language—most notably, French, German, and English.

  1. What language is used for most tempo and dynamic markings?
  2. What is a tempo marking in music?
  3. What language are musical terms written in?
  4. What is the Italian term for speed?

What language is used for most tempo and dynamic markings?

Tempo and dynamic markings are usually given in French.

What is a tempo marking in music?

A tempo marking that is a word or phrase gives you the composer's idea of how fast the music should feel. ... When possible, listening to a professional play the piece can help with tempo decisions, but it is also reasonable for different performers to prefer slightly different tempos for the same piece.

What language are musical terms written in?

The language itself is musical

Italian is often called a naturally musical language – so there's something fitting in the fact that it's this language that's used for musical directions.

What is the Italian term for speed?

1. Tempo

TermMeaningBPM
adagioslow66-76
allegrettomoderately fast, slightly slower than allegro112-120
allegrissimovery fast, faster than allegro172-176
allegrofast120-168

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