Accelerando vs Meno Mosso

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Accelerando	Meno Mosso
Definition	Gradually getting faster.	Less motion; slower.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	ah-cheh-leh-RAHN-doh	MEH-noh MOSS-oh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	speeding up quickening	slower less quickly
Antonyms	Ritardando Rallentando	più mosso accelerando
Usage	An accelerando through the final bars drives the piece to a thrilling conclusion.	At the second theme, the marking changes to meno mosso, and the cellos sing the melody at a more expansive pace.

Definition: Gradually getting faster.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: ah-cheh-leh-RAHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: speeding up quickening
Antonyms: Ritardando Rallentando
Usage: An accelerando through the final bars drives the piece to a thrilling conclusion.

Definition: Less motion; slower.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: MEH-noh MOSS-oh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: slower less quickly
Antonyms: più mosso accelerando
Usage: At the second theme, the marking changes to meno mosso, and the cellos sing the melody at a more expansive pace.