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accelerando

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accelerando Music
1. (to be performed) with increasing speed
2. an increase in speed


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Surprisingly, there was room for an accelerando, where both performers kept up with each other with finesse.
In no time, you will be talking in musical terms like pianissimo and accelerando like it is a second language.
This is useful, for example, when pacing a group ritard, accelerando or other tempo change, or when coming off of long note or fermata, when the group needs to feel a missing pulse together.
 
 
 
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