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Grave
40-50 BPM
Largo
50-55 BPM
Larghetto
55-60 BPM
Adagio
60-70 BPM
Andante
70-85 BPM
Moderato
85-100 BPM
Allegretto
100-115 BPM
Allegro
115-140 BPM
Vivace
140-150 BPM
Presto
150-170 BPM
Prestissimo
170+ BPM
Notice how the tempo markings suggest a range of tempos. There is not
any one tempo set in stone for each tempo marking. Why is this?
Because tempo markings were created well before metronomes were ever
invented.
Only now do we have the capacity to define tempos a little more with the
handy development of metronomes. Now science is helping us get a
better guideline as to what each of these markings mean.