rallentando
slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
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How to use rallentando in a sentence
Teach yourself to make a rallentando evenly by watching the drops of water cease as you turn off a tap.
Theodor Leschetizky | Annette HullahShe put into her movements a certain fullness of swing, to bring out the effect which a marked rallentando gives the notes.
Montessori Elementary Materials | Maria MontessoriSuch a rallentando effect is like the apparent pause in the rush of a river before it thunders over a precipice.
Play-Making | William ArcherOr we can gradually increase or decrease our tempo, creating accelerando and rallentando effects.
Irradiations; Sand and Spray | John Gould FletcherI can hear the diminuendo rallentando of the orchestra as the gold dulls, the scarlet fades to rose, the rose to pink.
An American Girl in Munich | Mabel W. Daniels
British Dictionary definitions for rallentando
/ (ˌrælɛnˈtændəʊ) /
music becoming slower: Abbreviation: rall Also: ritardando, ritenuto
Origin of rallentando
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