Adagietto Tempo (BPM)
Adagietto is an Italian tempo marking meaning slightly faster than adagio. In modern metronome terms it is generally taken as about 70–80 BPM — a shade quicker and more tender than adagio.
Note lengths at a typical adagietto tempo (75 BPM)
Using 75 BPM as a representative adagietto tempo. For any other BPM use the BPM to milliseconds converter.
| Note value | Milliseconds |
|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 3200.00 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1600.00 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4, one beat) | 800.00 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 400.00 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 200.00 ms |
| Thirty-second note (1/32) | 100.00 ms |
| Bar in 4/4 | 3200.00 ms |
How adagietto compares to nearby tempos
| Term | BPM band | Relationship to Adagietto |
|---|---|---|
| Adagio | 66–76 | slower than Adagietto |
| Adagietto | 70–80 | — you are here — |
| Andante | 76–108 | faster than Adagietto |
Frequently asked questions
- What BPM is Adagietto?
- Adagietto is generally taken as about 70–80 BPM — slightly faster than adagio, a shade faster than adagio.
- Is Adagietto faster or slower than Andante?
- Adagietto is slower than Andante. Andante sits around 76–108 BPM, while Adagietto is about 70–80 BPM, so Adagietto is the calmer of the two.
- What is one beat in milliseconds at Adagietto?
- At a typical 75 BPM, one beat (a quarter note) is 60000 ÷ 75 ≈ 800.00 ms. At 80 BPM it is about 750.00 ms; at 70 BPM about 857.14 ms.