stesso tempo
Definition of the Italian term stesso tempo in music:
- same tempo (often used when the time signature changes, but the beats should be of the same length as before)
Language
Italian
Variant
istesso tempo
Synonym
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include stesso tempo:
- lo stesso tempo – the same tempo (usually an indication that the bea...
- nello stesso tempo – the same tempo as before (used when the time signa...
Musical examples
Music scores that include stesso tempo:
- Charles Koechlin: Horn Sonata (1918‑25) Page 4
- Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1890) Page 7