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  1. Accelerando/Ritardando duration? - Music: Practice & Theory …

    Jun 12, 2018 · The abbreviation rit. means either ritardando (slowing down) or ritenuto (immediately slower). (This ambiguity is why i never use the abbreviation rit.) In the former …

  2. articulation - What terms are there for changes in tempo? - Music ...

    I know that there are many terms that can be used to talk about the tempo of a piece of music but what words are there for change in tempo? The only ones that I can think of are: Accelerando …

  3. tempo - Crescendo and accelerando throughout, how? - Music: …

    Oct 16, 2018 · Crescendo and accelerando throughout, how? Ask Question Asked 7 years, 2 months ago Modified 7 years, 2 months ago

  4. Definition of Accelerando and Ritardando in mathematical terms

    Can someone give a mathematical definition of accelerando and ritardando in music? Are these exponential, linear phenomena? Any hints is appreciated!

  5. What does "moderato" in the middle of a musical score mean?

    May 30, 2016 · Accelerando when the next section starts moderato shortly afterwards (I cut the score in the middle) What does moderato mean in this context? Does it mean "accelerate …

  6. What is the generalized terminology for continuous changes?

    Aug 1, 2021 · Agogic (tempo): accelerando, rallentando (alias ritardando) 1st question: Do more of these terms for specific continuous changes exist? They are useful by specificity. Once the …

  7. notation - Does "poco a poco accel. fino al misura 25" sound like ...

    Sep 26, 2023 · Is ""poco a poco accel. fino al misura 25" correct tempo mark in Italian for "step by step accelerate until measure 25"?

  8. How does 'meter' differ from 'rhythm' in music?

    Aug 16, 2018 · Sometimes the tempo speeds up, producing an accelerando, and sometimes it slows down, creating a ritard. But, oddly, we humans don’t like undifferentiated streams of …

  9. Accelerando in poly-tempo - Music: Practice & Theory Stack …

    May 10, 2018 · The question is - does accelerando used in parts with different tempo? How to rhythmically align them after that / during that? (Without accelerando it would be enough to …

  10. How is speed change notated - Music: Practice & Theory Stack …

    Nov 19, 2018 · Changes in the pulse are notated as "acc." for "accelerando" (get faster) and "rit." for "ritardando" (get slower) when it's a gradual change. For a sudden change, you write the …