Con Moto
A little more drive within the tempo — not a new tempo
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Con moto is a tempo qualifier: a little more drive within the existing tempo, usually a touch faster and more flowing than the preceding mark. It is not a new tempo but a change in the momentum of the same music.
It often appears inside a movement: Andante, then con moto — "still a walking pace, but walking". Judge con moto by whether the drive increases, not by whether the BPM changes — sometimes the speed barely moves and only the accent and phrasing lean forward.
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Sources
- con moto 的速度含义，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Tempo and tempo marks"；本文为原创表述
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