To return to the original tempo, "a tempo" is written in the music
The terms "ritardando" and "rallentando" are both used to signify a gradually decreasing tempo.
Accelerando (gradually getting faster).
A tenuto is a musical articulation mark or musical direction directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time.
ritardando is slowing down, and so is rallentando. they are abbreviated rit. or ritard and rall.
A musical direction meaning 'to be performed very loudly'
rit. or ritard.
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.
Lento or Ritardando
Ritardando is a musical term meaning to gradually slow down in tempo.
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The term ritardando or rallentando are the two most common ways of writing that.
The term is Ritardando.
The terms "ritardando" and "rallentando" are both used to signify a gradually decreasing tempo.
The 2009 Best Direction of a Musical Tony went to Stephen Daldry. He received the award for his direction of Billy Elliot, the Musical.
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.
The 2007 Best Direction of a Musical Tony went to Michael Mayer. He received the award for his direction of Spring Awakening.
The 2012 Tony for Best Direction of a Musical went to John Tiffany. He received the award for his direction of the production of Once.