a limited freedom of rhythm and tempo when performing a piece of music; the time extension applied to one note is taken from an adjoining note or notes
Rubato
Language: Italian
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Accentuare
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to mark with an accent; accessory notes, for example: the upper note in a trill, or the notes above and below the written not…
Staccatissimo
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an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…
Acciaccatura
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Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Staccato
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a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Ritornello
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an instrumental piece
Ritmo
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rhythm
Semicroma
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a sixteenth note see Note Values
Semiminima
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quarter note see Note Values