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  2. Slow movement (music) - Wikipedia

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    The tempo of a slow movement can vary from largo to andante, though occasionally allegretto slow movements can be found, especially in works by Beethoven. It is usually in the dominant , subdominant , parallel , or relative key of the musical work's main key, but also in any variation or combination of them; the subdominant of the relative ...

  3. Tempo rubato - Wikipedia

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    Tempo rubato (Italian for 'stolen time'; UK: / ˈ t ɛ m p oʊ r ʊ ˈ b ɑː t oʊ /, US: / r uː-/, [1] [2] Italian: [ˈtɛmpo ruˈbaːto];) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor.

  4. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition, and is often also an indication of the composition's character or atmosphere.

  5. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    slow, tardy: Slow tempo Tempo: time: The speed of music; e.g. 120 BPM (beats per minute) (Tempo) rubato: robbed: Free flowing and exempt from steady rhythm Tenuto: sustained: Holding or sustaining a single note Vivace: vivacious: Fast and lively tempo (quicker than allegro)

  6. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  7. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A slow, moody, or decreased tempo or played or done in such a tempo. Also a genre of electronic music based on this drammatico Dramatic drone Bass note or chord performed continuously throughout a composition drop In jazz, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically downwards duolo (Ital.) grief dumpf (Ger.) Dull Dur (Ger.)

  8. Half-time (music) - Wikipedia

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    In popular music, half-time is a type of meter and tempo that alters the rhythmic feel by essentially doubling the tempo resolution or metric division/level in comparison to common-time. Thus, two measures of 4 4 approximate a single measure of 8 8, while a single measure of 4/4 emulates 2/2. Half-time is not to be confused with alla breve or ...

  9. Metric modulation - Wikipedia

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    Sixteenth notes in the old tempo prepare for eighth notes in the new tempo. [1] Without repeat In music , metric modulation is a change in pulse rate ( tempo ) and/or pulse grouping ( subdivision ) which is derived from a note value or grouping heard before the change.