allegro moderato
Definition of the Italian term allegro moderato in music:
- moderately fast (60–150 beats per minute)
- movement, section, or piece marked allegro moderato
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
allo moderato
Alt. abbreviations
allo moderatoall'o moderatoallegro modto.
Synonym
Tempo analysis
An analysis of 100 recordings of classical works marked allegro moderato indicates that allegro moderato is typically performed at a tempo between 60 and 150 beats per minute (BPM). The average tempo is 109 BPM.
The diagram below shows the tempo of each recording. The dataset includes works from the 18th to 20th centuries, where available, with no more than three recordings of the same work and no more than six by the same composer.
18th century
19th century
20th century
Musical examples
Music scores that include allegro moderato:
- Carl Reinecke: String Trio (1898‑1899) Page 1
- Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (1822) Page 1
- George Frideric Handel: Messiah (1741) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 (1886) Page 1
- Guy Ropartz: Introduction et Allegro Moderato (1917) Page 1
- Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1677‑1688) Page 2
- Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto (1903‑1905) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: 15 Sinfonias (1720‑23) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (1741) Page 2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 13 (1773) Page 1