Tempo and Character in Beethoven's Music (Continued)

What Beethoven indicated as Allegro in all its varieties-from Allegro moderato to Allegro molto vivace--covers a very wide range of tempi (69 to 216) and includes 21 types. The types in which the Allegro tempo is modified on the slow side by the indications moderato or ma non troppo (the two terms differ only in degree) I shall call "Cantabile Allegro," in order to convey that the prevailing tone of these pieces is thoroughly song-like.