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Neither of them is an indication of absolute speed, so neither of them is slower than the other. They both mean that the music should gradually get slower, but that is all. They indicate a process, not a state.

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Q: Which is slower ritardando or rallentando?
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What do you say for getting slower in musical terms?

The term ritardando or rallentando are the two most common ways of writing that.


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