Tempo Terms

Grave - Very Slow

Largo, Lento - Slow

Larghetto - A little faster than Largo

Adagio - Moderately Slow

Andante - "Walking" Tempo

Andantino - A little faster than Andante

Allegretto - A little slower than Allegro

Allegro - Fast

Vivace - Lively

Presto - Very Fast

Prestissimo - Very Very Fast

Moderato - Moderate(ly)

Molto - Very

Accel., Accelerando - Gradually becoming faster

Rit., Ritardando - Gradually becoming slower

Leonard, Hal, Pocket Music Dictionary, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1993.