rallentando
- adjective
- /ˌrælənˈtændoʊ/
- Specialized
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rallentando
- The pianist played the final bars rallentando, drawing out the emotional impact of the piece.
Examples
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The orchestra responded perfectly to the conductor's signal for rallentando in the closing measures.
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In the score, the composer marked a rallentando just before the ending.
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Play rallentando.
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The conductor said, 'Go rallentando!'
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In the score, the composer marked a rallentando just before the ending.
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The pianist played the final bars rallentando, drawing out the emotional impact of the piece.
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The orchestra responded perfectly to the conductor's signal for rallentando in the closing measures.
Synonyms
A gradual slowing of the music's speed
Gradually play more slowly to reduce the speed of the music
To make the music slower gradually
Gradually becoming slower and softer in sound
To slow down gradually and sound broader and fuller
Antonyms
How Slow
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rallentando comes from the Italian verb rallentare, built on lento meaning 'slow' and the ending -ando, which works like English '-ing' and means 'becoming'. So in music rallentando tells players to 'become slow', that is, to slow down gradually.
