listen
[-- : --]
Allegro
listen
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Presto
listen
[-- : --]
Andante
listen
[-- : --]
Moderato
listen
[-- : --]
Largo
listen
[-- : --]
Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
Courtesy of the artist
This demonstration offers seven examples of common tempo markings, as found in Beethoven piano sonatas. They are (from slow to fast):
Largo
Adagio
Andante
Moderato
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
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