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Musical terms are usually (but not always) in Italian. The Italian musical terms that mean "slow down" are:
Rallentando (or Rall.)
Ritardando (or Ritard. or Rit.)
The following terms also involve an element of slowing down:
Calando - slowing down and getting quieter
Ritenuto - slowing down suddenly, but usually only temporarily before returning to the usual speed again
Slargando - slowing down from a Largo (broad, slow) tempo, becoming even more slow
Slentando - slowing down from a Lento (slow) tempo, becoming even more slow
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What is the term for get faster in music?
Prestissimo is the fastest musical tempo, followed in decending tempo by presto (very fast), vivace (lively), allegro (fast), moderato (moderate), adante (walking pace), adagio (slow), largo (very slow), and grave (very, very slow). The term "accelerando" means to get faster, and "ritardando" means to get slower, while "a tempo" means to return to the original pace.
What does rall mean in music terms?
Rall, Short for Rallentando, means to slow down. Sometimes, other words are added to specify how to slow down (ex. Poco. Rall. Means to slow down a little. Molto Rall. means to slow down a lot. Rall. Poco a Poco means to slow down little by little)
What does tone mean in music term?
I think it means a particular pitch
What is the musical term for 'gradually getting louder'?
Crescendo means gradually getting louder, in music terms.
What is pace in poetry?
pace actually means the rhythm of the poem
What is the abbreviation for ritardando in music?
rit. or ritard.
What means fast and slow in music.?
Allegro Means Fast and adagio means slow
What term means very slow and broad?
Largo means very slow.
What does andante means in music?
A moderately slow tempo
Do you know what retard mean?
Slow. In music notes it means to slow down.
In music Andante means to?
A quite slow pace....
The term Piano in music?
The term piano means the section of music is more quietly played.
What is a term for medium pace in music?
It depends how slow and what language. I use largo.
What is the meaning of the musical term lento?
Lento, in music means slow. Its slightly faster then "largo" (if you dont know what that means please click here http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/largo.htm) But its played at a staeady beat.
WHAT Music term means THE SAME?
Simile
What medical term means abnormally slow heart rate?
No, that would be called tachycardia. Bradycardia is an abnormally slow heartbeat.
Musical term meaning to the slow tempo?
The musical term that means to slow tempo is ritardando. If you'd like to slow the tempo very quickly you'd call it a molto ritardando.
