Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective In a gradually broadening style and slowing tempo. Used chiefly as a direction.
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- adverb music
Decreasing intempo ; gettingslower .
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- adjective gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dopo il fallimento della Grecia e del Portogallo, la crisi economica si sta allargando a macchia d' olio, ma a chi si devono questi soldi?
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During our two rehearsal sessions, we spent quite a bit of time on the drastic tempo changes, from the I Tempo, to allargando, to ritardando to molto ritardando; all within the last two measures of the piece.
Violinist.com 2010
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During our two rehearsal sessions, we spent quite a bit of time on the drastic tempo changes, from the I Tempo, to allargando, to ritardando to molto ritardando; all within the last two measures of the piece.
Violinist.com 2010
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Mountain ascent (Marcato) [5: 18] 05: V. Courage (Maestoso allargando) [17: 28]
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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