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Adagietto

Slightly faster than adagio, a moderately slow tempo between 70 and 80 BPM

Category
tempo
Pronunciation
ah-dah-JEHT-toh
Origin

Italian

Tempo
7080 BPM
Length
68 words · 1 min read

About Adagietto

Adagietto sits between adagio and andante, offering a flowing slowness without the gravity of adagio. Mahler's famous Adagietto from his Fifth Symphony made this tempo marking iconic.
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