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accelerando

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ac·cel·er·an·do  (ä-chl-ränd) Music
adv. & adj.
Gradually accelerating or quickening in time. Used chiefly as a direction.
n. pl. ac·cel·er·an·dos
An accelerando passage or movement.
[Italian, present participle of accelerare, to hasten, from Latin accelerre; see accelerate.]
accelerando
Adverb
Music with increasing speed [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accelerando - a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
pacing, tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
Adj.1.accelerando - gradually increasing in tempo
increasing - music
Adv.1.accelerando - with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner


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Baptista can also summon from birds the rhythm and volume modulations that human composers employ: an accelerando in the wood warbler's windup, a swelling crescendo from the Heuglin's robin-chat, a fading diminuendo from the Swainson's thrush, and so on.
Music without Borders by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
" A few months later, Auster capitulated and re-enrolled, but how bracing, nonetheless, is his wild accelerando of refusals, his "I quit," "I quit," "I quit"
Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure by Koestenbaum, Wayne / Artforum International
Turk also states that a bit of accelerando ("somewhat hastened") and ritardando ("increasing hesitation") could be used in certain instances, for example, accelerando ".
Rediscovering classical keyboard style by Breckenridge, Carol lei / American Music Teacher
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