Accelerando vs. Ritardando
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Difference Between Accelerando and Ritardando
Accelerandonoun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
Ritardandoadverb
(music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.
Accelerandonoun
(music) A passage having this mark.
Ritardandoadjective
(music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo.
Accelerandonoun
(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
Ritardandonoun
(music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.
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Accelerandoadverb
(music) with a gradual increase in speed
Ritardandoadjective
gradually decreasing in tempo
Accelerandonoun
a gradually increasing tempo of music;
my ear will not accept such violent accelerandosAccelerandoadjective
gradually increasing in tempo
Accelerandoadverb
with increasing speed;
here you must play accelerando
