Tempo comodo

As Printed on a Score

Printed above the staff as a heading, or as comodo alone after another tempo word (Allegro comodo, Andante comodo); it lasts until the next tempo indication. The older spelling commodo also appears.

Also spelled: comodo

How Composers Use It

Comodo means “comfortable”: a pace that sits easily for the players and never feels pushed. It tempers another tempo word gently — Allegro comodo is a relaxed allegro — or, as Tempo comodo, leaves the choice to the performer’s sense of ease. Use it when naturalness matters more than an exact speed, and avoid it where an ensemble needs a definite tempo to lock together.

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