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whats your favorite tempo

lento / largo
1 (7.7%)
adagio
5 (38.5%)
adagio modereto
1 (7.7%)
modereto
0 (0%)
allegreto
2 (15.4%)
allegro modereto
1 (7.7%)
allegro
1 (7.7%)
presto
2 (15.4%)
prestisimo
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: February 19, 2008, 04:42:20 PM

Topic: whats your favorite tempo  (Read 3413 times)

Offline communist

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whats your favorite tempo
on: January 20, 2008, 04:42:20 PM
what did you vote for?
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Offline counterpoint

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Re: whats your favorite tempo
Reply #1 on: January 20, 2008, 05:24:39 PM
allegreto  :D

no, seriously:  lento molto  8)
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Re: whats your favorite tempo
Reply #2 on: January 20, 2008, 09:39:34 PM
They're not so much tempo signatures as characterizations (or, the latter to greater extent than the former...). From the list, I generally enjoy Allegros, preferrably tempestoso or con fuoco/brio; if I was to name a favorite outisde the choices presented, it would be sarcastico or inquieto.
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Re: whats your favorite tempo
Reply #3 on: January 21, 2008, 01:25:25 AM
love adagios, specially from many of the mozartīs and romantic piano concertos
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Re: whats your favorite tempo
Reply #4 on: January 22, 2008, 07:22:34 AM
Allegro ma non friggin troppo

Lento assai

Grave prestissimo

Giusto non ritmico

Lentissimo e sempre ritardando
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Re: whats your favorite tempo
Reply #5 on: January 24, 2008, 01:34:42 AM
Allegro ma non friggin troppo

Lento assai

Grave prestissimo

Giusto non ritmico

Lentissimo e sempre ritardando
i like this grave prestissimo concept. it makes me think: what is faster, a very fast grave or a very slow presto? such serious concerns...
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