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Classical music often uses [[Italian]] terms to describe the mood or tempo of a movement in an orchestral work.
Commonly used terms are:
:'''Adagio''' - slow<br>
:'''Adagissimo''' - very slow<br>
:'''Afettuoso''' - effectionate, with tender emotion<br>
:'''Agitato''' - agitated, restless and wild<br>
:'''Alleggretto''' - moderaltely quick movement, somewhat slower than ''allegro''<br>
:'''Alleggro''' - lively (sometimes used with other qualifiers)<br>
:'''Andante''' - a moderate tempo (walking pace)<br>
:'''Forte''' - loud<br>
:'''Fortissimo''' - very loud<br>
:'''Largetto''' - slow and broad but less so than ''largo''<br>
:'''Largo''' - slow and broad<br>
:'''Piano''' - soft, abbreviated<br>
:'''Pianissimo''' - very soft and abbreviated<br>
:'''Presto''' - originally lively, but later the fastest speed in normal use<br>
:'''Prestissimo''' - the fastest speed possible<br>
:'''Vivace''' - lively
Commonly used terms are:
:'''Adagio''' - slow<br>
:'''Adagissimo''' - very slow<br>
:'''Afettuoso''' - effectionate, with tender emotion<br>
:'''Agitato''' - agitated, restless and wild<br>
:'''Alleggretto''' - moderaltely quick movement, somewhat slower than ''allegro''<br>
:'''Alleggro''' - lively (sometimes used with other qualifiers)<br>
:'''Andante''' - a moderate tempo (walking pace)<br>
:'''Forte''' - loud<br>
:'''Fortissimo''' - very loud<br>
:'''Largetto''' - slow and broad but less so than ''largo''<br>
:'''Largo''' - slow and broad<br>
:'''Piano''' - soft, abbreviated<br>
:'''Pianissimo''' - very soft and abbreviated<br>
:'''Presto''' - originally lively, but later the fastest speed in normal use<br>
:'''Prestissimo''' - the fastest speed possible<br>
:'''Vivace''' - lively