Calmo
Calm and even — neither rushed nor dragged
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Calmo is an expression mark: calm, even, without disturbance. It does not fix a tempo: moderate or slow both work; the point is a steady pulse, an unforced tone and phrase endings that do not sag.
It is close to tranquillo, but tranquillo stresses serenity while calmo stresses evenness and self-possession. The usual mistake is to read calmo as "slow" — it asks for steadiness; dragging the tempo actually makes the music less calm.
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Sources
- calmo 的表情含义，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Expression"；本文为原创表述
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