Which term denotes the speed or pace of the piece?

Which term denotes the speed or pace of the piece?

• A. Allegro
• B. a tempo
• C. Acoustics
• D. accidental

Answer: (B)

Tempo is the speed or pace of a piece. The marking to resume the original speed after a change is “a tempo,” which directly refers to the pace the music should return to. Allegro does indicate a fast tempo, but it’s a direction for how fast to play rather than the specific concept of returning to the established pace. Acoustics deals with sound behavior, and an accidental changes pitch, not tempo. So the term that denotes the piece’s speed in this context is “a tempo.”

Tempo is the speed or pace of a piece. The marking to resume the original speed after a change is “a tempo,” which directly refers to the pace the music should return to. Allegro does indicate a fast tempo, but it’s a direction for how fast to play rather than the specific concept of returning to the established pace. Acoustics deals with sound behavior, and an accidental changes pitch, not tempo. So the term that denotes the piece’s speed in this context is “a tempo.”