Allegro tranquillo

As Printed on a Score

Printed above the first system as a heading, or at a new section, and in force until the next tempo word. A metronome mark beside it, when present, fixes the speed while tranquillo governs the manner.

How Composers Use It

The pairing describes a quick pulse with a calm surface: running figures or a lilting rhythm that move briskly but never sound urgent. Tranquillo here tells the player not to press dynamically or rhythmically; it does not ask for a slower tempo. If a slower tempo is what you really want, write Allegretto or Allegro moderato instead, and save Allegro tranquillo for music whose speed and serenity genuinely coexist.

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