Tempo!

Larghissimo – very, very slow (24 bpm and under)

Grave – very slow (25–45 bpm)

Largo – broadly (40–60 bpm)

Lento – slowly (45–60 bpm)

Larghetto – rather broadly (60–66 bpm)

Adagio – slow and stately (literally, “at ease”) (66–76 bpm)

Adagietto – slower than andante (72–76 bpm)

Andante – at a walking pace (76–108 bpm)

Andantino – slightly faster than Andante (although in some cases it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) (80–108 bpm)

Marcia moderato – moderately, in the manner of a march (83–85 bpm)

Andante moderato – between andante and moderato (thus the name andante moderato) (92–112 bpm)

Moderato – moderately (108–120 bpm)

Allegretto – by the mid 19th century, moderately fast (112–120 bpm); see paragraph above for earlier usage

Allegro moderato – close to but not quite allegro (116–120 bpm)

Allegro – fast, quickly, and bright (120–168 bpm) (molto allegro is slightly faster than allegro, but always in its range)

Vivace – lively and fast (168–176 bpm)

Vivacissimo – very fast and lively (172–176 bpm)

Allegrissimo or Allegro vivace – very fast (172–176 bpm)

Presto – very, very fast (168–200 bpm)

Prestissimo – even faster than Presto (200 bpm and over)

Rallentando – gradually slowing down

Ritardando – gradually slowing down (but not as much as rallentando)

Ritenuto – immediately slowing down

Stringendo – gradually speeding up (slowly)

Accelerando – gradually speeding up (quickly)