It describes how a piece of music is to be played. Andante means at walking pace and rubato means that the tempo may be varied for purposes of expression.
Rubato is a style where time is omitted in order to allow an expressive quickening or slackening of tempo.
Rubato means "robbed time" in Italian, but in Music it means to play Freely.
This means expressively with rubato. Rubato is when strict timing is relaxed and the musician can speed up or slow down slightly where they see fit.
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The cast of Rubato lamentoso - 2000 includes: Enrique Cardenas Mario Oliver
Tempo Rubato - 2005 was released on: USA: 22 January 2005 (Slamdance Film Festival)
Il Natale rubato - 2003 is rated/received certificates of: Italy:T (National Board of Review)
Yes, it is called rubato.
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"ten" can be short for "tenuto", a direction in music which generally means to hold the designated notes for their full length or slightly longer if rubato is used.