tempo

(redirected from Allentando)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

tem·po

(tĕm′pō)
n. pl. tem·pos or tem·pi (-pē)
1. Music The speed at which music is or ought to be played, often indicated on written compositions by a descriptive or metronomic direction to the performer.
2. A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace: "the tempo and the feeling of modern life" (Robert L. Heilbroner).
[Italian, from Latin tempus, time.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

tempo

(ˈtɛmpəʊ)
n, pl -pos or -pi (-piː)
1. (Music, other) the speed at which a piece or passage of music is meant to be played, usually indicated by a musical direction (tempo marking) or metronome marking
2. rate or pace
[C18: from Italian, from Latin tempus time]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tem•po

(ˈtɛm poʊ)

n., pl. -pos, -pi (-pē).
1. the rate of speed of a musical passage or work, usu. indicated by printed direction, as largo, or by a metronome setting.
2. any characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern: the tempo of city life.
[1680–90; < Italian < Latin tempus time]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
musical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythm
accelerando - a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
allegretto - a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
allegro - a brisk and lively tempo
andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
meno mosso - played at reduced speed; less rapid
rubato - a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
2. tempo - the rate of some repeating event
beats per minute, bpm, M.M., metronome marking - the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

tempo

noun
1. speed, pace, velocity Both teams played with quality, pace and tempo.
2. pace, time, rate, beat, measure (Prosody), speed, metre, rhythm, cadence, pulse Elgar supplied his work with precise indications of tempo.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tempo

noun
Rate of motion or performance:
Informal: clip.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
سُرْعَة الإيقاع
tempo
tempo
tempó
hraîi
temps

tempo

[ˈtempəʊ] N (tempos, (Mus) tempi (pl)) [ˈtempiː] (Mus) → tempo m (fig) → ritmo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tempo

[ˈtɛmpəʊ] [tempos] (pl) [tempi] [ˈtɛmpiː] (pl) n
(MUSIC) → tempo m
(= pace) [life, change] → rythme m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tempo

n (Mus, fig) → Tempo nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tempo

[ˈtɛmpəʊ] n (tempi (pl)) [ˈtɛmpiː] (Mus) → tempo (fig) (of life) → ritmo
the busy tempo of city life → il ritmo veloce della vita di città
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tempo

(ˈtempəu) – plurals ˈtempos (music) ˈtempi (-piː) – noun
the speed at which a piece of music should be or is played. tempo سُرْعَة الإيقاع темпо andamento tempo das Tempo tempo ρυθμός tempo tempo سرعت اجرا tempo tempo קצב ताल, गति शैली tempo, brzina tempó tempo musik (flutnings)hraði tempo テンポ (음악) 템포 tempas temps tempo tempo tempo, hastighet tempo andamento tempo темп tempo tempo tempo tempo จังหวะ tempo, vuruş (音樂的)拍子 темп رفتار، موسيقي کي رفتار tốc độ, nhịp độ (音乐的)速度,拍子,节奏
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in periodicals archive ?
Un'innovazione che andra seguita con interesse, per il proposito di alleggerire il percorso di dolore delle persone che entrano, allentando la morsa che i colori e i materiali scuri gravano sull'animo.
Dialogo: Massimo Ferro
In tal modo, allentando e collassando l'ultramillenario totalitarismo sacrale, tale evento ha generato in quell'area un vissuto particolare inaudito che, una volta inoculato, sia pure in una misura certamente non rilevante agli inizi della nostra storia culturale, sarebbe diventato subito endemico e pandemico in Occidente.
Prove fenomenologiche su segni sacrali
L'invenzione wagneriana, allentando all'infinito le tenute modulanti canoniche, fa perdere completamente alla composizione la forma circolare, chiusa, arrotondata su se stessa dentro la quale essa tradizionalmente si strutturava, facendola divenire un tessuto di fili motivici intrecciati fra loro che si srotolano, si allungano e si inseguono l'un l'altro restando come sospesi dentro un movimento sonoro vertiginoso incompibile.
D'Annunzio--Debussy: un sodalizio "moderno"

Full browser ?