Im gleichen Tempo

As Printed on a Score

Printed above the staff at a section change — a Trio, a new metre — to say the tempo carries over; it is equivalent to l’istesso tempo and holds until another tempo word.

How Composers Use It

Use it where performers would otherwise change tempo by convention — a trio traditionally relaxes — or where a new metre might suggest a new speed. If the beat unit changes, add an equation (quarter = dotted quarter) to show what stays the same. Bruckner heads the Trio of his Fifth Symphony with it.

Example

Bruckner, Symphony No. 5, third movement, Trio, m. 1: “Im gleichen Tempo” heads the Trio.

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