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Attn. Western Classical Music lovers...How do I know the meaning of terms like Allegro,Andante etc...?

Can you please help me to understand the terms ? Or..is there any site from where I get the clarifications? Thanks in advance.

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  • Paloma
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    You can look them up in a Music Dictionary site:

    http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/glossary/glossary...

    They have musical examples and excellent explanations. Good Luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    A quick google search will give you a lot of information. Playing in a group also helps you get a really good feel for the tempo and expression markings. If all else fails, go to a bookstore or website (amazon!) and buy a musical terms dictionary, then you won't always have to run to the computer to see what the words mean.

    Source(s): Playing in orchestra 7 years.
  • 1 decade ago

    I played in an orchestra for 4 years...

    Allegro-is a "lively" or fast tempo(speed of the song)

    Andante- is a "walking pace" tempo

    guess you kind of learn what they mean from experience but here is a link i found..

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tempo

    (its under "Basic Tempo Markings")

    Source(s): wikipedia, i'm a violinist
  • 1 decade ago

    Go here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo

    It has a lot of information there.

    I also have a music dictionary, so you can get one for when you encounter words that aren't on this site.

    Good luck! =)

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  • 1 decade ago

    http://www.google.com/translate_t

    u can try to convert it into english using above

  • 1 decade ago

    check this

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_terminology

    and this

    http://musiced.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/Index_...

  • 1 decade ago

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