Which term indicates 'More motion; faster'?

Which term indicates 'More motion; faster'?

• A. Piu Mosso
• B. Piu
• C. Poco
• D. Presto

Answer: (A)

Piu mosso communicates a relative increase in speed, meaning “more motion.” It tells you to move faster than the tempo you were just playing, injecting extra energy and propulsion into the music. The idea is about a change from what came before, not an absolute new tempo. Piu alone just means “more,” but without a following term it doesn’t specify what to increase. Poco means “a little,” which softens a tempo or dynamic but doesn’t indicate a speed-up by itself. Presto is an absolute tempo marking meaning “very fast” from the start of a section, not a relative change from the previous pace. So the instruction that captures “more motion; faster” in relation to what’s already heard is piu mosso.

Piu mosso communicates a relative increase in speed, meaning “more motion.” It tells you to move faster than the tempo you were just playing, injecting extra energy and propulsion into the music. The idea is about a change from what came before, not an absolute new tempo.

Piu alone just means “more,” but without a following term it doesn’t specify what to increase. Poco means “a little,” which softens a tempo or dynamic but doesn’t indicate a speed-up by itself. Presto is an absolute tempo marking meaning “very fast” from the start of a section, not a relative change from the previous pace. So the instruction that captures “more motion; faster” in relation to what’s already heard is piu mosso.