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Usually at the ending of a piece, a "ritardando" tells the player to slow down. It's the Italian word for "late" - the composer literally wants the musician to play "late" for each beat.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt means to slow the tempo for a given piece of music. Often a dashed line extends from the word to where it no longer applies. At the end of the dashed line a new tempo should be written.
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What is music notation?
Musical notation is literally music notes $$$$&$$$&
Who discovered music notations?
Music notation is not a discovery, but a development. Or rather, calling music notation a discovery is akin to calling the English language a discovery, or an architect the discoverer of a building, or an artist the discoverer of a painting. There have been many different forms of music notation throughout history, so it's hard to say who first started using music notation.
What does trebble clef notation mean?
its the yhe first thing you see before the actual notes for a piece of music
What does largo mean in music notation?
Largo is a tempo marking for slow. It typically means a bpm of 40-60.
What do the symbols pp and ff mean in written music?
in music, pp means "very soft" or "pianissimo"; ff means "very loud" or "fortissimo"
What does molto accel mean?
In music, it means to accelerate the tempo much. Opposite of molto ritard.
What does senza ritard mean?
In music, senza ritardando means without slowing, in other words keep the tempo.
What does c mean in music notation?
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What is the abbreviation for ritardando in music?
rit. or ritard.
What does Jacob mean in spanish?
jacob in spanish means ritard or rather mentaly special
What does p mean in music notation?
p stands for piano in musical notation. It is a dynamic marking which indicates the piece or section should be played soft.
What does mf mean in music notation?
mf stands for mezzo forte, or in english: moderately loud
What is music notation?
Musical notation is literally music notes $$$$&$$$&
What is staff notation?
Staff Notation is a music notation like quotation marks except used in music not writing. It is with the five lines going down.
Who discovered music notations?
Music notation is not a discovery, but a development. Or rather, calling music notation a discovery is akin to calling the English language a discovery, or an architect the discoverer of a building, or an artist the discoverer of a painting. There have been many different forms of music notation throughout history, so it's hard to say who first started using music notation.
What does renotate mean?
re-notate? In the context of music theory, it would mean to notate an additional time. Possibly to correct in an incorrect notation.
What does trebble clef notation mean?
its the yhe first thing you see before the actual notes for a piece of music
