rubato
adjective
having certain notes arbitrarily lengthened while others are correspondingly shortened, or vice versa.
rubatos
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pluralof rubato.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Berlioz' Fantastic Symphony suffered similarly: the fragrant resonances, the languid rubatos and the snarling brasses were there, but the fantasy was hard to find.
From Time Magazine Archive
On this theme Saroyan has composed the freest of fantasias, introducing rumbling chords of social protest, screwy dissonances, gaudy trills, touching pianissimos, mushy rubatos.
From Time Magazine Archive
He required adherence to the strictest rhythm, hated all lingering and lagging, misplaced rubatos, as well as exaggerated ritardandos.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
The phrases are separated by frequent "rests," the "moderatos" have developed into "largos;" the "rubatos" are exaggerated, and finally this sweet-voiced boatswain falls asleep.
From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls
I constantly forced my accelerandos and rubatos upon the soloist, often throwing the duet entirely out of gear.
From The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
