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– 4/4 or 2/2 – Allegretto, Moderato, Allegro Moderato – One sixteenth note upbeat & running sixteenth notes |
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– 3/x, 6/4 – Allegro, Vivace, Moderato – Running passages, light in texture & rapid |
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– 2/4, 4/4, 2/2 – Vivace, Allegro Vivace – Quarter note or 2 eight note upbeat; rhythmic w/ steady quarter notes |
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– 3/2, 3/4 – Adagio, Lento – No upbeat, prolonged or accented note on second beat |
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– 3/4, 3/8 – Moderato grazioso, Andante – Graceful, unhurried |
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– 3/x, or 6/8 – Allegro, Vivace, Presto – Running notes, polyphonic texture |
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– 4/4 or 2/2 – Allegro, Allegro moderato – Two quarter note upbeats |
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– 4/4 – Alla marcia, Allegro Marziale – Sometimes quarter note upbeat |
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– 3/x – Allegro – Occasionally one note upbeat, rapid |
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– 2/2 or 4/4 – Vivace, Allegro Vivace – Quarter note upbeat, rhythmic & bright |
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– 3/4 – Moderato, Allegro moderato – no upbeat, short repeated motive |
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– 6/8 or 12/8 – Andante, Andantino – Swaying rhythm, often in minor key |
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