In music notation, Largo indicates a very slow tempo, around 40-60 bpm. The word means "broad" in Italian.
Lar"go (?), a. & adv. [It., large, L. largus, See Large.] Mus.
Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn.
n.
A movement or piece in largo time.
© Webster 1913.
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