Lento vs Vivo

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Lento	Vivo
Definition	Slow, between Adagio and Largo.	Lively and vivacious, similar to Vivace.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	LEN-toh	VEE-voh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	45–60	—
Synonyms	Slowly	Lively Vivacious
Antonyms	Allegro Vivace	Lento Grave
Usage	Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2, is performed at a Lento tempo.	Bartók often marked passages Vivo to evoke the raw energy of Hungarian folk dances.

Definition: Slow, between Adagio and Largo.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: LEN-toh
Origin: Italian
BPM: 45–60
Synonyms: Slowly
Antonyms: Allegro Vivace
Usage: Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2, is performed at a Lento tempo.

Definition: Lively and vivacious, similar to Vivace.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: VEE-voh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Lively Vivacious
Antonyms: Lento Grave
Usage: Bartók often marked passages Vivo to evoke the raw energy of Hungarian folk dances.