which of the following is the slowest tempo indication adagio andante allegro vivace
Adagio
title: Tempo text: the "Allegro agitato" of the last movement of George Gershwin's piano concerto in F has both a tempo indication (undoubtedly faster than a usual "Allegro") and a mood indication ("agitated"). Often, composers (or music publishers) name movements of compositions after their tempo (or mood) marking. For instance, the second movement of Samuel Barber's first String Quartet is an "Adagio". Often a particular musical form or genre implies its own tempo, so composers need place no further explanation in the score. Popular music charts use terms such as "bossa nova", "ballad", and "Latin rock" in much the same way. Lead sheets title: Tempo text: at a fairly stately tempo, slower than a Viennese waltz; a perpetuum mobile quite fast, and so on. Genres imply tempos. Thus, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote "In tempo d'un Menuetto" over the first movement of his Piano Sonata Op. 54, though that movement is not a minuet. Many tempo markings also indicate mood and expression. For example, "presto" and "allegro" both indicate a speedy execution ("presto" being faster), but "allegro" also connotes joy (from its original meaning in Italian). "Presto", on the other hand, simply indicates speed. Additional Italian words also indicate tempo and mood. For example, the "agitato" in title: Piano Sonata No. 30 (Beethoven) text: part. This pattern is then repeated for the second half of the theme. This variation breaks away from the original tempo and is marked "allegro vivace". It replaces the theme's 3/4 time signature with 2/4. It is a virtuosic Allegro in a two-part contrapuntal texture reminiscent of a two-part invention. This is the only variation in this movement to end on "forte". This variation is a little slower than the theme (""etwas langsamer, als das thema. un poco meno andante ciò è un poco più adagio come il tema.""). It is in 9/8 time. The first half (repeated) is a title: Tempo text: markings in his native language was Ludwig van Beethoven. The one using the most elaborate combined tempo and mood markings was probably Gustav Mahler. For example, the second movement of his Symphony No. 9 is marked "Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers, etwas täppisch und sehr derb", indicating a slowish folk-dance-like movement, with some awkwardness and much vulgarity in the execution. Mahler would also sometimes combine German tempo markings with traditional Italian markings, as in the first movement of his sixth symphony, marked "Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig" (Energetically quick, but not too much. Violent, but vigorous). English title: Organ Concerto (Poulenc) text: premiered on a Cavaillé-Coll instrument, as the company supplied many organs to private customers, one of whom was the princess. The piece is just over 20 minutes in duration and consists of a single continuous movement with seven tempo marks. Respectively, these are: "Andante", "Allegro giocoso", "Subito andante moderato", "Tempo allegro. Molto agitato", "Très calme: Lent", "Tempo de l'allegro initial" and "Tempo d'introduction: Largo". Each movement often differs substantially in style, tone and texture. For example, the opening movements are loud and quite violent, with substantial organ chords; yet the following middle movements are much calmer, softer and more emotional.