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The conductor, if there is one; otherwise, the soloist (in a concerto) or the leader of the orchestra (=the leader of the first violin section) will set the tempo.

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They usually are pianists, but there ir no obligation, you can study conducting even if you are not a technically great performer, bur you need to hace very clear the ideas of performance and very high knowledge of the instrument of the orchestra


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Hey man,Tempo primo is the term you are looking for. Tempo Primo means to return to the original tempo of the piece. However lets say for example that the tempo changes in sections B and D. If you want to return to the changed tempo in B (which is different from the ORIGINAL tempo or section A tempo), the term is known as a tempoGood luck!Mr.Impossible Chord

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