the first tempo, as the original tempo
Tempo primo
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Tempo I
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the first tempo, as the original tempo
Tempo rubato
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the freedom to make small changes in tempo during the progress of the piece to enhance its musical effect, irregular tempo
Tempo wie vorher
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German
the first tempo
A tempo
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Italian
the original speed; a direction to return to the original speed after a deliberate change of tempo
Cancrizans
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Latin
a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes…
Metric modulation
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the method of changing tempos precisely by making some note value in the first tempo equal to a different note value in the s…
Tempo giusto
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Italian
the speed the style demands, strict tempo
Antecedent
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the subject of a fugue or canon; the first phrase of a musical period; the first of a pair of musical statements, termed ante…