l'istesso tempo
Meanings
phrase
- Indicates that the following movement should be played at the same tempo as the last, often employed when switching from simple to compound metres or vice versa, to clarify that the tempo stays the same in reference to the beats felt, not the time signature.
Word forms
Etymology
From Italian l'istesso tempo (“the same tempo”).
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