rubato

/rəˈbɑ.toʊ/ · noun

Meaning

A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat

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Related words

broken time(English)syncope(English)plagiarhythm(English)semi-harmonic(English)impromptu(English)thief in the night(English)contrapposto(English)off-note(English)phrasing(English)tempo(English)chopin(English)expressive(English)

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Sources

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