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Ritardando vs Allargando - What's the difference?

ritardando | allargando |

In lang=en terms the difference between ritardando and allargando

is that ritardando is gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece while allargando is decreasing in tempo; getting slower.

ritardando

English

Alternative forms

* Abbreviation: rit

Adverb

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

    • Antonyms

    * accelerando ----

    allargando

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
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