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rubatos Definition


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rubato
noun
    rubatos, rubati
    1. A modified or distorted tempo in which certain notes of a phrase, etc may be shortened (by a slight quickening of tempo) and others lengthened but the overall length of the phrase remains the same.
adverb, adj
    1. With such freedom of tempo.
Etymology: 18c: Italian, literally ‘robbed', from rubare to steal.



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