Tempo

:This article is about tempo in music. For tempo in chess, see Tempo (chess).

Can tempo terms be defined with the metronome?

Most musicians would agree that it is not possible to give Beats per minute (BPM) equivalents for these terms; the actual number of beats per minute in a piece marked allegro, for example, will depend on the music itself. A piece consisting mainly of minims (half notes) can be played very much quicker in terms of BPM than a piece consisting mainly of semi-quavers (sixteenth notes) but still be described with the same word.

Related Topics:
Beats per minute (BPM) - Minim - Quaver

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Metronome manufacturers, however, usually do assign BPM values to the traditional terms, but these values do not necessarily mean that these values are correct for every song.

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