Activities Hobbies lento Share PINTEREST Email Print Hobbies Playing Music Playing Piano Music Education Playing Guitar Home Recording Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Fine Arts & Crafts Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Learn More By Brandy Kraemer Updated on 03/17/17 Definition: The Italian musical command lento is an indication to play in a slow tempo; lit. “slow.” BPM of Lento: Lento has between 52-68 beats per minute. See lentissimo. Also Known As: larghetto (It) lent; assez large (Fr) langsam; etwas breit (Ger) Pronunciation: Musical Symbols: (x) double-sharp repeat bar volta bracket (fp) fortepiano Musical Symbols: staccato F-clef (M.D.) mano destra tie 15ma More Musical Terms: (sfz) sforzando middle C BPM (rall.) rallentando major chord Featured Video