A témpo
(Ah TEM-poe)


[It., at tempo]


An directive to return to the original tempo after a deliberate deviation.


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SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Rossini: The Barber of Seville, "Largo al factotum"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 57
Chopin: Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 16

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