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accelerando Music 1. (to be performed) with increasing speed 2. an increase in speed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Baptista can also summon from birds the rhythm and volume
modulations that human composers employ: an accelerando in the wood
warbler's windup, a swelling crescendo from the Heuglin's
robin-chat, a fading diminuendo from the Swainson's thrush, and so
on. " A
few months later, Auster capitulated and re-enrolled, but how bracing,
nonetheless, is his wild accelerando of refusals, his "I
quit," "I quit," "I quit" Turk also states that a bit of accelerando ("somewhat
hastened") and ritardando ("increasing hesitation") could
be used in certain instances, for example, accelerando ". |
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