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Definition of Rubato
1. Noun. A flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat.
Definition of Rubato
1. a. Robbed; borrowed.
Definition of Rubato
1. Noun. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on the beat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rubato
1. a fluctuation of speed within a musical phrase [n -TOS or -TI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubato
Literary usage of Rubato
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)
"It may also be observed that the simple term, rubato, is generally used in ...
rubato may be described in several ways. 1. Any temporary retardation or ..."
2. Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason (1901)
"TEMPO rubato IN modern times there is also a tendency to excessive use of tempo
rubato. I have recently heard the second part of Chopin's "C Sharp Minor ..."
3. Mistakes and Disputed Points in Music and Music Teaching by Louis Charles Elson (1910)
"Answering the question whether rubato should be used in Beethoven, ... rubato was
Rubinstein's playing of the opening bars and the Andante of the G major ..."
4. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1835)
"Tempo rubato (Italian, robbed time), delayed time, signifies a species of ...
The tempo rubato requires much practice and fine taste, and should not occur ..."
5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"when she sang at a concert given by one of her pupils. A. c. rubato, lit. '
robbed ' or ' stolen,' referring to the values of the notes, ..."
6. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"But the last mode, which is, in fact, the real rubato, as it is usually ...
This latter mode of performance is the rubato of Chopin; very beautiful and ..."
7. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"It may also be observed that the simple term, rubato, is generally used in ...
rubato may be described in several ways. 1. Any temporary retardation or ..."
8. Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason (1901)
"TEMPO rubato IN modern times there is also a tendency to excessive use of tempo
rubato. I have recently heard the second part of Chopin's "C Sharp Minor ..."
9. Mistakes and Disputed Points in Music and Music Teaching by Louis Charles Elson (1910)
"Answering the question whether rubato should be used in Beethoven, ... rubato was
Rubinstein's playing of the opening bars and the Andante of the G major ..."
10. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1835)
"Tempo rubato (Italian, robbed time), delayed time, signifies a species of ...
The tempo rubato requires much practice and fine taste, and should not occur ..."
11. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"when she sang at a concert given by one of her pupils. A. c. rubato, lit. '
robbed ' or ' stolen,' referring to the values of the notes, ..."
12. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"But the last mode, which is, in fact, the real rubato, as it is usually ...
This latter mode of performance is the rubato of Chopin; very beautiful and ..."
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