lento
Conductor's "drag it"
Lento is a musical tempo marking indicating a slow pace, slower than andante but not as slow as largo.
The term comes from Italian meaning slow.
As an adverb or adjective in musical notation, it directs performers to play at a leisurely, unhurried tempo: The second movement is marked lento.
Slow musical tempo
- andanteWalking-pace tempo marking
- larghettoSlightly faster than largo
- graveSerious and worrying
- largoVery slow tempo
ritardando · rallentando · rubato · maestoso · molto · poco · moderato · prestissimo
adagio
Slow musical tempo
largo · ritardando · rallentando · rubato · maestoso · molto · poco · moderato · prestissimo · presto
sluggish
Slow and inactive
plodding · dawdling · lagging · meandering · creeping · trudging · lumbering · torpid · lethargic · snail-paced
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
soothing · relaxed · restful · placid · mellow · quiet · still · languid · meditative · contemplative
- velocidadrapido, maxima, minima, media, variable
- Spanish-Portuguese wordsbueno, grande, nuevo, alto, largo
- Italian Adjectivesgrande, piccolo, alto, basso, lungo
- musical termsadagio, andante, allegro, largo, presto
- Musical Movementsmovement, first movement, second movement, slow movement, finale
- Tempotempo, a tempo, accelerando, adagio, allegretto