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\"Adage\"Adage<\/strong> is a word<\/strong> which can be derived from two different etymological sources: from Latin adag\u012dum<\/em> or from italian adage<\/em>. In the first case, the concept belongs to the field of linguistics<\/strong> and it is used to name a concise expression that usually has a moral teaching and that is easy to memorize or learn.<\/p>\n

An example of an adage is \"Better late than never\"<\/em>. In this case, the sentence invites you to act, even when it seems that the opportunity has already passed. The adage proposes leaving a passive state to move on to action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The adages are similar to sayings<\/strong>, the maxims<\/strong>, the proverbs<\/strong> and the aphorisms<\/strong>, among other kinds of expressions. At a general level, it can be said that they function as a guide<\/strong> since they suggest certain behaviors, sometimes appealing to humor or irony.<\/p>\n

When adage comes from the language<\/strong> Italian, its use is in the field of music<\/strong>. The notion alludes to a certain tempo<\/em><\/strong>. The adage assumes the execution of between sixty and seventy-two quarter notes per minute.<\/p>\n

Regarding the concept of tempo<\/em>Essential to understand this meaning of the term adage, it is about the speed at which a musical work must be executed. It is also known by the name of air<\/em> or movement<\/em> and in a score it is normal to find the indication of this speed at the beginning of the piece, on the staff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Adage\"Throughout history, the way of pointing out the tempo<\/em> of a work has changed, since the metronome (the device used to assist musicians in the performance or in the reading of a piece through a sonic division of time, generally with a TIC Tac<\/em> similar to that of a clock) was not massively adopted until the 19th century. One of these forms, precisely, was based on the inscription of a word that would give a rough idea of \u200b\u200bcharacter or \"state of mind\"<\/strong> that the composer intended to express at all times, and among them are allegro, walking<\/em> and of course, adage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With the invention of the metronome, which took several centuries to adopt the design and functionality we know today, it was possible to make much more precise annotations: for example, how many quarter notes should be played per minute. Although music should not be understood in a mechanical and invariable way, but spontaneous and natural, it is important to have this information<\/strong>, to know how composers want us to reproduce their creations, regardless of whether we later print new nuances in our performance.<\/p>\n

If the adage is found as an indication of tempo<\/em>, then it is very common that there is also a value<\/strong> corresponding to the metronome; the way of interpreting it varies according to the time of the score, and that is why we have the following correspondences: in an old score, the adage is equivalent to 54 quarter notes per minute; With the use of an electronic metronome, we speak of a range that goes from 56 to 78 quarter notes per minute; this range is between 60 and 72 quarter notes per minute if the score is contemporary. If we compare other indications, adagio supposes a higher speed than long, long<\/em> Y serious<\/em>, but less than walking<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Usually the adage appears in the second or third movement of a concert or symphony. Its duration is variable since there are examples that go from three to fifteen minutes. Ludwig van Beethoven<\/strong> is the author of one of the best known adages: it is the one that we can appreciate in the first movement<\/strong> from \"Moonlight\"<\/em><\/strong>, a piano sonata that he presented at 1802<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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