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Definition of Rallentando
1. Adverb. Slowing down. "This passage should be played rallentando"
2. Adjective. Gradually decreasing in tempo.
Definition of Rallentando
1. a. Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
Definition of Rallentando
1. Adjective. (music) slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rallentando
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rallentando
Literary usage of Rallentando
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"Either, the contents of a piece express certain emotions, which demand a rallentando
or accelerando; or, the outer structure of the composition renders such ..."
2. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"Either, the contents of a piece express certain emotions, which demand a rallentando
or accelerando • or, the outer structure of the composition renders ..."
3. Hints on Singing by Manuel Garcia (1894)
"A. By "rallentando,""adlibitum>" "col canto,"(as the names imply) is meant the
slackening of speed in the accompaniment as well as in the singing for the ..."
4. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"Much used incorrectly for rallentando Ritmo, //. (rei.m!i). Rhythm. Ritmo di due
battute, //. (nV.m6 de doo.e bat.Aw.te). A two.measure rhythm. ..."
5. The Musical World (1857)
"The rallentando was not gradual enough, nor—if we may so express ourselves—rallentando
enough. The glorious Symphony, No. 7, although performed with ..."
6. The Musiclover's Handbook: Containing (1) a Pronouncing Dictionary of by John Herbert Clifford (1911)
"rallentando and Ritenuto, although both mean to "get slower,' differ somewhat in
the manner of using them : rallentando being used at the end of a piece ..."
7. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"rallentando. (Да.) An expression im plying that the time ... An abbreviation of
rallentando. Ram's Horn. An instrument used by the ancient Hebrews. ..."
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