緩かん急きゅう記き号ごう

noun

tempo marking; tempo indication

A musical term for a symbol or word indicating the tempo of a piece, such as Allegro or Andante. Related to 速度標語 (そくどひょうご), which is a more general term for tempo words.

See also: 速度標語

• 楽がく譜ふの最さい初しょに緩かん急きゅう記き号ごうが書かいてある。

  A tempo marking is written at the beginning of the score.

• この曲きょくの緩かん急きゅう記き号ごうは「アレグロ」です。

  The tempo marking for this piece is 'Allegro'.