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Largo

Broad and slow, roughly 40–60 beats per minute

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Largo marks a broad, slow tempo, often around 40–60 beats per minute. The word comes from Italian largo, "wide". It is not only slow but requires width of sound: long notes must be sustained and phrase endings must not sag.

Compared with Adagio, Largo is more solemn and less flowing; in Baroque music it can also name a dance character rather than a number. The difficulty of Largo is not slowing down but keeping the sound moving forward once it is slow.

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Sources

  • 速度术语的性格含义与通行 BPM 区间，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Tempo and tempo marks" 与通行乐理教材；本文为原创表述

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