I needed a concise, modern and easy to use tempo names table and couldn’t find a good one on-line (which came as a surprise to me – maybe I’m not adapt at this Google thing…). The article on “Tempo” in Wikipedia has a lot of information but lacks in this regard. So here is a table for my and hopefully your use. This table is derived from a standard modern metronome that I use (Korg KDM-2).
| Name | BPM range |
|---|---|
| Largo | (-)40-60 |
| Larghetto | 60-66 |
| Adagio | 66-76 |
| Andante | 76-108 |
| Moderato | 108-120 |
| Allegro | 120-168 |
| Presto | 168-200 |
| Prestissimo | 200-240(+) |