Adagio vs Allegretto

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Adagio	Allegretto
Definition	Slow, at ease	Moderately fast, slightly slower than Allegro.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	ah-DAH-joh	ah-leh-GREH-toh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	66–76	100–128
Synonyms	slow at ease	Moderately fast
Antonyms	allegro presto	Adagio Largo
Usage	The adagio second movement brought the audience to tears.	The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is marked Allegretto, creating its famous lilting rhythm.

Definition: Moderately fast, slightly slower than Allegro.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: ah-leh-GREH-toh
Origin: Italian
BPM: 100–128
Synonyms: Moderately fast
Antonyms: Adagio Largo
Usage: The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is marked Allegretto, creating its famous lilting rhythm.