ritardando is slowing down, and so is rallentando. they are abbreviated rit. or ritard and rall.
Lento or Ritardando
Adagio or Lento. Adagio is a bit quicker.
Adagio or Lento.
Moderato!
slowing down till the end
Rubato: Literally means "robbed" in Italian, and has a flexible tempo. The timing or tempo is relaxed and is close but not strictly on the beat. Rubato can be heard in pieces such as Debussy's "Clair de Lune" or Chopan's "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53".
The terms "ritardando" and "rallentando" are both used to signify a gradually decreasing tempo.
"Extremely slowed down" and "very much held back" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase rit assai. The masculine singular past participle and adverb represent the short form of ritenuto assai. -- as well as of ritardando assai("gradually slowing down very much [so]). The pronunciation will be "REE-tas-SEYE" in the short form and "REE-tey-NOO-to as-SEYE" in the long form in Italian.
It is called Diminuendo. It's actually called Rallentando ... diminuendo is a dynamic control indicating to start playing softer (quieter).
Rall is an abbreviation. It stands for Rallentando an Italian word meaning to gradually slow down, or slacken, the tempo.
Gradually slowing down is 'decelerating'.
From the Harvard dictionary of Music: poco means ' little', and ritardando means "gradually lackening in speed' ( or, slowing down ). SO,it means a small--not very much- slowing up of the tempo.
adagio Ritardando ... the term 'adagio' is a tempo, not the act of slowing down.
slowing down till the end
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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Tidal friction caused by Earth's stretching from the Moon's gravity is gradually slowing down the rotation of Earth.
The slowing down at the end of a workout is often called a "cool down". This is because it helps gradually lower your heart-rate and body temperature.
Ritardando is a musical term meaning to gradually slow down in tempo.
Rubato: Literally means "robbed" in Italian, and has a flexible tempo. The timing or tempo is relaxed and is close but not strictly on the beat. Rubato can be heard in pieces such as Debussy's "Clair de Lune" or Chopan's "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53".
"Rall" is a term used in music notation to indicate that the tempo should gradually slow down. It is short for "rallentando," which means to gradually decrease the speed or tempo of the music.