tempo rubato
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tempo rubato
▶noun see rubato.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rubato /rʊˈbɑːtəʊ/ (also tempo rubato)
▶noun (pl. rubatos or rubati /-ti/) Music the temporary disregard for strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slackening.
– origin Ital., lit. ‘robbed’.
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