The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LENTO , but the solution may also be ATEMPO which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Musical direction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LENTO | 13 % | 5 |
| ATEMPO | 10 % | 6 |
| TACET | 9 % | 5 |
| PPP | 7 % | 3 |
| AGITATO | 4 % | 7 |
| ANDANTE | 4 % | 7 |
| LARGO | 4 % | 5 |
| FFF | 3 % | 3 |
| TANTO | 3 % | 5 |
| ADUE | 3 % | 4 |
| STA | 2 % | 3 |
| TUTTI | 2 % | 5 |
| SEGUE | 2 % | 5 |
| PRESTO | 2 % | 6 |
| POCO | 2 % | 4 |
| DOLCE | 2 % | 5 |
| MODERATO | 2 % | 8 |
| OTTAVA | 2 % | 6 |
| SOPRA | 2 % | 5 |
| ARIOSO | 2 % | 6 |
| TREMOLO | 1 % | 7 |
| MOLTO | 1 % | 5 |
| PIANO | 1 % | 5 |
| PIU | 1 % | 3 |
| CONAMORE | 1 % | 8 |
| STACCATO | 1 % | 8 |
| LOCO | 1 % | 4 |
| ALLEGRO | 1 % | 7 |
| ASSAI | 1 % | 5 |
| ANIMANDO | 1 % | 8 |
| PIANISSIMO | 1 % | 10 |
| CRESCENDO | 1 % | 9 |
| RALLENTANDO | 1 % | 11 |
| ANIME | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Musical direction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tempo
- rhythm
- beat
- rhythmically
- rhythmic
- cadence
- groove
- rhythmical
- and
- acupuncture
- gs
- metrical
Crossword Answer definitions
LENTO noun- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played very slowly.
- Very slow.
- Very slowly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LENTO
- Slowly, to Solti
- Slowly, to Ozawa
- Slow tempo
- Slowly, to Schubert
- Slow, in music
- Pianist's 51 Down
- Score direction
- Slow in tempo
- "Play slowly"
- Slowly, on scores
More clues leading to the result ATEMPO
- "Back to speed," in music
- "Resume speed," on a score
- Accelerando undoer
- "Resume speed," musically
- Ritardando revoker
- Resume the original speed, in sheet music
- At the original speed, to Liszt
- At the original speed, in music
- Musical direction after ritardando, perhaps
- Score direction after accelerando, perhaps
More clues leading to the result TACET
- Be silent, musically
- Be silent, in music
- Word repeated three times in the score to John Cage's "4'33""
- Musical silence
- Maestro's "don't play"
- Musical "hush"
- Silent, in music
- "Don't play" command on scores
- "Be silent," in music
- "Be silent," on a score
More clues leading to the result PPP
- Supersoft, musically
- Very softly, to the maestro
- Barely audible, in mus.
- Very soft, on a score
- "Shh!", to Schoenberg
- Opposite of "fff," in music
- Quite quiet, musically
- Extremely softly, in music
- Extremely quietly, to a pianist
- Extremely softly, on a score
More clues leading to the result AGITATO
- Musical direction
- Restless, in music
- Restless, in scores
- Played restlessly
- Excitedly, to a maestro
- Like some allegros
- With great energy, in music
- Restless, as orchestral music
- Fast and with excitement, on a musical score
- Restless, on a score
More clues leading to the result ANDANTE
- Slow movement
- Slow tempo
- Moderately slow
- Moderately slow, in music
- Tempo for Mozart's so-called "Elvira Madigan" music
- Livelier than lento
- Faster than adagio
- Moderately slow, musically
- Moderately, to a maestro
- Moderately slow musical movement
More clues leading to the result LARGO
- "Key __" (Bogart film)
- "Key __" (1948 Bogart film)
- Slow tempo
- Florida Key
- Directive on a score
- Quite slowly
- Slowly, in a score
- At a slow tempo
- Key name
- Second movement of Dvorák's "New World" symphony
More clues leading to the result FFF
- Opp. Of ppp, musically
- As loud as possible, when scoring
- Marking for the opening chords of "Tosca"
- Stentorian, on scores
- Really, really loud, in music
- Very loud, to Liszt
- At full volume, notationally
- Really loud, literally
- Very loud, to Wagner
- Powerfully played, in music
More clues leading to the result TANTO
- "So much," musically
- "___ amore segreto" ("Turandot" aria)
- So much, musically
- Much, musically
- Too much, in music
- Ma non __: not too much, in music
- Non __: not so much, in music
- Kin of "molto", in music
- Not too much: Mus.
- Allegro non ___.
More clues leading to the result ADUE
- Together, in music
- In unison, musically
- Together, musically
- Together, on scores
- In unison, in music
- Together musically
- Musically in unison
- As a musical pair
- In tuneful unison
- Playing together
More clues leading to the result STA
- Amtrak stop
- B&O stop
- London's Paddington, for one: Abbr.
- RR stop
- Amtrak stop: Abbr.
- Chicago's Union, for one: Abbr.
- DC's Union for one
- R.R. stop
- ___-Prest Levi's
- Penn. or GC
More clues leading to the result TUTTI
- Half a chewing-gum flavor?
- Little Richard's "__ Frutti"
- With everyone singing
- All together, in music
- __-frutti
- All, in Italy
- Everybody in Tuscany
- All, in music
- Performed by all, on scores
- ___-frutti
More clues leading to the result SEGUE
- Transition
- Follow without interruption
- Smooth transition
- Gently shift to a new topic
- Musical transition
- Tuneful transition
- Musical shift
- Smooth change
- Fluid transition
- Proceed without pause
More clues leading to the result PRESTO
- On the double
- Rapid movement
- Wizard's word
- Magician's word
- "Voila!"
- 1989 Rush album with a rabbit in a top hat on its cover
- "Alakazam!"
- Trick ending?
- Immediately
- Quick as a wink
More clues leading to the result POCO
- Country-rock band
- To a slight degree, in music
- Somewhat, in music
- A little, in Italy
- Slightly, in music
- Non molto
- Slightly, to the maestro
- Little, in Italy
- "Non troppo"
- Slightly, on a score
More clues leading to the result DOLCE
- ___ vita, the good life
- Sweetly, in scores
- Gabbana's partner in fashion
- Fellini's _La ___ Vita_
- Sweet, to Italians
- Sweetly, in suites
- Sweetly, on scores
- Sweet, on musical scores
- "Sweet" on scores
- Gently and sweetly, in music
More clues leading to the result MODERATO
- Musical direction
- In a medium tempo
- Conductor's demand
- Tempo that's neither slow nor fast
- It's slower than allegretto
- Tempo slower than allegretto
More clues leading to the result OTTAVA
- At an adjacent interval, in music
- __ rima (eight-line stanza)
- Eighth: It.
- Musical direction
- In music, a full interval higher or lower than written
- Up or down 12 semitones, in musical notation
- Score marking to play higher or lower than written
- Interval for Rossini
More clues leading to the result SOPRA
More clues leading to the result ARIOSO
- Songlike
- Tuneful passage
- Melodic
- Melodic passage
- Melodious passage
- Like a melody
- Melodic, at the Met
- In a melodic style
- "Do it tunefully"
- Lyrical song style
More clues leading to the result TREMOLO
- Vibrating effect
- Quavery singing effect
- Musical vibration
- Vibrato
- Organ device
- Vocalist's technique
- Vocal vibrato
- Vocalist's vibration
- Vocal vibration
- Vocal vibrating effect
More clues leading to the result MOLTO
- Very, to Verdi
- Very, in music
- Tempo adverb
- Score direction
- Very, in Verona
- Very, on scores
- Musical "very"
- Much, for Italians
- Vivaldi's "very"
- Very, in musical scores
More clues leading to the result PIANO
- Andre Watts's instrument
- Key instrument
- Steinway, e.g.
- Watts' instrument
- Keyed instrument
- Parlor grand, e.g.
- Softly, to Masur
- Billy Joel's instrument
- Instrument for 79 Down
- Baby grand, e.g.
More clues leading to the result PIU
- More, in music
- More, to the maestro
- More, musically
- More, to Mendelssohn
- More, on a score
- More; somewhat: Ital.
- More: Musical direction.
- More: Italian.
- Most or more: Ital.
- More: Music.
More clues leading to the result CONAMORE
More clues leading to the result STACCATO
- Legato's opposite
- Clipped, in music
- Disjointed
- Musically disconnected
- Rapid-fire, musically
- Like machine gun fire
- Clipped, musically
- Like dotted musical notes
- Score direction
- Not at all continuous
More clues leading to the result LOCO
- In __ parentis
- Insane
- Weed or motive starter
- Plumb crazy
- Touched
- Batshit
- Off one's trolley
- Crazy, in Texas
- Bats
- Bonkers
More clues leading to the result ALLEGRO
- Lively tempo
- Brisk
- Pace of music
- Rapid sonata movement
- Tempo between allegretto and presto
- Fast movement
- Fast, to a cellist
- Brisk, to Beethoven
- Rapid movement
- Quickly, in music
More clues leading to the result ASSAI
- Allegro ___ (very fast)
- Palm drink
- Very, to musicians
- Very, to Vivaldi
- Cabbage palm, for example
- Very, in musical directions
- Very, musically
- Brazilian palm
- Heart of palm source
- Score word akin to "molto"
More clues leading to the result ANIMANDO
More clues leading to the result PIANISSIMO
- Very softly
- Very quietly
- Musical direction, and a hint to the quiet meetings taking place in the answers to starred clues
- Like much of the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata
- Barely audible
- Very soft, in music.
- Very softly.
- Musical direction.
- So as barely to be heard
More clues leading to the result CRESCENDO
- Buildup
- Musical buildup
- Increase in loudness
- Orchestral climax
- Music marking
- From Italian for "growing"
- Musical passage that gets gradually louder
- Musical direction.
- Gradual increase in loudness.
- Gradual increase in volume