Music Tempo Markings
Tempo Markings:
Tempo Modification:
Accelerando: (Italian) Getting steadily faster.
Accélérez: (French) Accelerating the speed of the tempo to the next tempo marking.
Other Directions:
A piacere: (Italian) At the pleasure of the performer; often refers to performing a particular passage rubato.
A témpo: (Italian) A directive to return to the original tempo, after an intentional deviation.
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