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Tempo giusto

At a strict, regular tempo without flexibility or rubato

Category
tempo
Pronunciation
TEM-poh JOO-stoh
Origin

Italian

Length
79 words · 1 min read

About Tempo giusto

Tempo giusto instructs the performer to play in strict time, resisting the temptation to push or pull the pulse. It often appears after a passage of rubato or ad libitum to signal a return to metronomic regularity.
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