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rit. or ritard.

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A ritardando (rit.) is a musical term which means to slow down the tempo.

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What term is used in slowin music?

rallentando or ritardando


What is the opposite of a ritardando in music?

Accelerando (gradually getting faster).


What is the Difference between ritardando and accelerando?

Ritardando means to gradually slow down the tempo or speed of the music, while accelerando means to gradually speed up the tempo of the music. Ritardando is marked with "rit." or "ritard." in the score, while accelerando is marked with "accel." or "accelerando."


What is the musical direction after ritardando?

To return to the original tempo, "a tempo" is written in the music


What is word for gradually slowing down in music?

adagio Ritardando ... the term 'adagio' is a tempo, not the act of slowing down.


What does rit mean in music?

it means that the director/drum major will tell you when to play the next note in that measure(s) and watch carefully because the director/drum major will tell you when to go back to regular time and rit is short for something i just forgot so instead of rit i say ritard


What does senza mean?

In music, senza ritardando means without slowing, in other words keep the tempo.


What does senza ritard mean?

In music, senza ritardando means without slowing, in other words keep the tempo.


What is a term for gradually getting slower?

The term is Ritardando.


What does poco rit mean?

"Poco" means "a little" and "rit" is an abbreviation for "ritardando" which means to slow down. So, together, it would be, slow down a little bit.


What is the abbreviation for music television?

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What is fade in music terms?

For the sound to fade away is Diminuendo (Dim.) (that goes for loudness and speed). For just the loudness (dynamics) is a decrescendo (decresc.). For just speed, it is a ritardando (rit.)