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

    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 case, the musical …

  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 Ralle...

  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 gradually until you …

  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 termini are …

  7. 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 anything, …

  8. 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"?

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

    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 keep …

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

    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 new speed …