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Accelerando vs Ritardando - What's the difference?

accelerando | ritardando | Antonyms |

Ritardando is a antonym of accelerando.



In lang=en terms the difference between accelerando and ritardando

is that accelerando is a passage having this mark while ritardando is gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

As a noun accelerando

is a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.

accelerando

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
  • (music) A passage having this mark.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (label) with a gradual increase in speed
    • ----

    ritardando

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Abbreviation: rit

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

    • Antonyms

    * accelerando ----