rubato

/roo-bah-toh; Italian roo-bah-taw/US // ruˈbɑ toʊ; Italian ruˈbɑ tɔ //UK // (ruːˈbɑːtəʊ) music //

搓衣板,搓揉,揉捏,搓揉法

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : having certain notes arbitrarily lengthened while others are correspondingly shortened, or vice versa.

n.名词 noun

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plural ru·ba·tos, ru·ba·ti [roo-bah-tee; Italian roo-bah-tee]. /ruˈbɑ ti; Italian ruˈbɑ ti/.
- : a rubato phrase or passage.
- : a rubato performance.

adv.副词 adverb

Let us try if it is not possible to obtain a clearer notion of this mysterious tempo rubato.
Above all, however, we have to keep in mind that the tempo rubato is a genus which comprehends numerous species.
One seems to see the expression marks: piano, pianissimo, largamente, and just where the tempo rubato comes in.
His delicate pianissimo, the ever-changing modifications of tone and time (tempo rubato) were of indescribable effect.
The player was afterward highly extolled on account of his wonderful rubato effects.