Conducting Vocab 1 test

Lento

a slow tempo

Adagio

a slow tempo, slower than Andante, but not as slow as Lento

Allegro

a fast, lively tempo, faster than Allegretto but slower than Presto

Andante

a moderately slow tempo, faster than Adagio, but slower than Allegretto

Moderato

a moderate tempo, neither fast nor slow

Largo

slow, solemn, sustained, a tempo slower than Lento but not as slow as Grave

Accelerando

becoming faster. also, accel.

Ritardando

becoming slower. also, ritardare, ritard., rit.

Allegretto

a moderately quick tempo, slower than Allegro but faster than Andante

Presto

fast, faster than Allegro, the fastest of the conventional tempos