If I am playing something in 2/4 time and it states allegro roughly how many bpm should I be doing?
Thank you
Jx
I theory 130/150 crochets per minutes but It is not an absolute truth. "Allegro" means something like "cheerfully happy". If it sounds "cheerfully happy" you are probably doing it right.
They are still debating the Ouverture of the Marriage Of Figaro
edit I feel like adding my favourite tempo marking:
[h=1]Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca[/h]
I feel like adding my favourite tempo marking:
Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca
...I was sight reading the sax part and almost every bar has a different time signature. I think he liked variety too much.
Probably explains why Ravel orchestrated it...He was drunk most of the time, could be that as well...
He was drunk most of the time, could be that as well...
I just checked this site out and looked at a few Charlie Parker recordings. It's terribly inaccurate. All the tempos were way too slow and it showed "Moose the Mooche" having a time signature of 3/4. Not sure where they are getting their information but clearly no one has listened to these recordings.All this time I've been using this tool: Get Song BPM - Find the Tempo which I have to say has saved me tons of time on finding tracks to fit the tempo. Best thing is it covers some obscure genres helping me t choose my vinyls offline.
We’re more leisurely over here, about 108. Pretty cool, almost Disco.At least in the U.S. 120 bpm is the "standard" march tempo. I know some British marches are slower. I have always used that tempo as the "entry level" to allegro. It is all relative to the style. A dance tune played at 110 - 120 bpm in jazz would be a "moderate" swing.
As did the Royal Green Jackets, once based in WinchesterThe Gurkhas march at 140bpm.
Something to do with high blood pressure, I guess.Years ago it was always called mm now it's always called bpm. How did that happen?