Adagio vs Andantino

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Adagio	Andantino
Definition	Slow, at ease	Slightly faster than Andante, though historically debated.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	ah-DAH-joh	ahn-dahn-TEE-noh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	66–76	84–108
Synonyms	slow at ease	Slightly faster than Andante
Antonyms	allegro presto	Adagio
Usage	The adagio second movement brought the audience to tears.	Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 330, second movement, is marked Andantino cantabile.

Definition: Slightly faster than Andante, though historically debated.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: ahn-dahn-TEE-noh
Origin: Italian
BPM: 84–108
Synonyms: Slightly faster than Andante
Antonyms: Adagio
Usage: Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 330, second movement, is marked Andantino cantabile.