Accelerando vs. Ritardando

Accelerando vs. Ritardando — Is There a Difference?
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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 accelerandos

Accelerandoadjective

gradually increasing in tempo

Accelerandoadverb

with increasing speed;

here you must play accelerando