Assai - rather, very, enough as is needed (e.g.

Allegro ma non troppo, 'fast but not too much')

Misterioso - slightly slower than marcato.

Marcato - marching tempo 'Stacotto-ish' Strong.

Ritardando – holding back, becoming slowerĪccelerando or stringendo – gradually accelerating

Larghissimo - very very slow (20 bpm and below).

Largamente/Largo - 'broadly', very slow (40 bpm and below).

Largo - Very slow (40–60 bpm), like lento.

Adagio - slow and stately (literally, 'at ease') (66–76 bpm).

Tranquillamente - adverb of tranquillo, 'tranquilly'.

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

Andantino - alternatively faster or slower than andante.

Moderato espressivo - moderately with expression.

Allegretto grazioso - moderately fast and gracefully.

Allegretto - moderately fast (but less so than allegro).

Allegro moderato - moderately quick (112–124 bpm).

Allegro - fast and bright or 'march tempo' (120–168 bpm).

Vivacissimamente - adverb of vivacissimo, 'very quickly and lively'.

Prestissimo - extremely fast (200 and above bpm).

Tempo = beats per measure x number of measures x 60 secondsįrom fastest to slowest, the common tempo markings are: You'll just need to manipulate the inputs in relation to the tempo: To find Music Tempo, click on the Tempo button enter the following:

Number of beats per measure which is given by the top unit of the time signature.Įxample: Tempo = 100 bpm, number of measures = 140, beats per measure = 4.

You can use the green TAP button or any key (for example, the space bar) on your keyboard to tap in the tempo.

Number of measures (this could be found by counting the amount of bars from sheet music perhaps). Tap the beat of any song to determine its BPM.

To find the Music Duration, click on the Duration button enter the following: One to compute Music Duration, and one to compute Music Temp. Determining how fast or slow you have to play a song is crucial for instances like playing a soundtrack over a video or playing a song for a limited slot time. It is handy for recording or when performing. If you are composing music, this could be useful for determining the length of your song.

Tempo of Music based on the duration, time signature and number of bars.

Duration of Music based on it's tempo, time signature and number of bars.

Bars to minutes calculator