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Rubato

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rubato Music
1. flexibility of tempo in performance
2. to be played with a flexible tempo

Rubato 

in music, a term designating a rhythmically free (not strictly in time) execution of the notes. Rubato is usually associated with the acceleration and slackening of tempo.



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