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Expressive rhythm involves fluctuations in the tempo where the pulse speeds up or slows down according to the composer's expression marks or player's feelings (or both). The most common forms of rhythmic expressiveness are ritardando and accelerando. ... Mechanical rhythm is often called metronomic.
- What is accelerando and ritardando?
- What does accelerando in music mean?
- What is the term for the particular arrangement of note lengths and silence in a piece of music?
- How do you notate ritardando?
What is accelerando and ritardando?
accelerando - gradually getting faster. rallentando - gradually getting slower. ritardando - gradually getting slower. a tempo - return to the original speed.
What does accelerando in music mean?
: gradually faster —used as a direction in music. accelerando.
What is the term for the particular arrangement of note lengths and silence in a piece of music?
the particular arrangement of note lengths and silence in a piece of music is called ? Rhythm.
How do you notate ritardando?
Ritardando (or rit.) is an indication to gradually decrease the tempo of the music (opposite of accelerando). The length of a ritardando is extended by a dashed, horizontal line; and, if applicable, the previous tempo may be restored with the commands tempo primo or a tempo.
