Het rallentando
Example: Het rallentando in het muziekstuk creëerde een dramatisch effect.
Definition
"Het rallentando" refers to a gradual slowing down of the tempo in a piece of music, creating a dramatic or expressive effect. It is used by musicians to indicate that the pace should decrease smoothly and progressively.
Etymology
The term "het rallentando" comes from Italian, where 'rallentando' means 'slowing down.' It was adopted into Dutch musical terminology to describe this gradual decrease in tempo. Did you know? The Italian root 'lento' means 'slow,' and 'rallentando' literally means 'becoming slow.'
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"Het rallentando" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (C2) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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