What Does "Largamente" Mean?

An Italian Musical Tempo Term

Musical tempo 'Largo' in a music book close up
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by Brandy Kraemer
Updated March 26, 2019

The Italian tempo command largamente (lahr'-gah-MEN-tay) is an indication to play in a slow, broad tempo; to keep beats far apart from one another; lit. to play "broadly." It's also known as largo (Italian), largement or large (French), and breit (German).

BPM of Largamente

Largamente has between 40 to 60 beats per minute.