Allegretto vs Largo

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Allegretto	Largo
Definition	Moderately fast, slightly slower than Allegro.	Very slow and broad; the slowest standard tempo marking.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	ah-leh-GREH-toh	LAR-goh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	100–128	40–60
Synonyms	Moderately fast	broad very slow
Antonyms	Adagio Largo	Presto Vivace
Usage	The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is marked Allegretto, creating its famous lilting rhythm.	Dvorak's "New World" Symphony features one of the most famous Largo movements ever written.

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.

Definition: Very slow and broad; the slowest standard tempo marking.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: LAR-goh
Origin: Italian
BPM: 40–60
Synonyms: broad very slow
Antonyms: Presto Vivace
Usage: Dvorak's "New World" Symphony features one of the most famous Largo movements ever written.