Tempo, Texture &

Harmony
 SEAWARD BOUND
(to the tune of “Pakitong-Kitong”)

Dive dive, dive, dive

On the deep blue sea
Let us see the fishes swim,
Big and small fishes all around
Dive on down, seaward bound
Come along, O come with me
 Tempo
▪ TEMPO- Speed of music
▪ rate of speed in musical composition.
▪ Different tempo adds variety and expressive value of
musical piece.
▪ Tempo marks at the beginning of a musical piece
will tell us how the music should be played or sung.
 ITALIAN TERM MEANING
TEMPO MARKINGS Lento Slow
Largo Large, broad,
slow
▪TEMPO Andante Moving at a

MARKINGS
walking pace
Moderato In Moderate

ARE IN Allegro
tempo
Cheerful, Quick
ITALIAN Vivace Very Lively
Presto
Ritardando(rit.) Very Fast
Gradually getting
slow
Accelerando Gradually getting
(accel.) fast
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▪ The words to describe tempo are

traditionally in Italian because when the
practice of specifying a particular tempo
during 17th century.
▪ ITALY-was the center of musical learning. As
many musicians came to study the state-of-
the art practices back to their own
countries.
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