rubato

[ roo-bah-toh; Italian roo-bah-taw ]

/ ruˈbɑ toʊ; Italian ruˈbɑ tɔ /

Music.

adjective

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

noun, 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.

adverb

in a rubato manner.

Origin of rubato

1880–85; <Italian (tempo) rubato stolen (time), past participle of rubare to steal <Germanic; see rob

Words nearby rubato

Rubaiyat stanza, Rubʿ al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease, rubasse, rubato, rubber, rubber band, rubberbanding, rubber-base paint, rubber bridge

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Example sentences from the Web for rubato

Mendelssohn, who always liked a "nice, swift tempo," repeatedly expressed his aversion to Chopin's rubato.
Chopin and Other Musical Essays|Henry T. Finck
Rubato is necessary in emotional music and is an excellent means of picturing longing, persuading, dreaming, et cetera.
Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens
In it he would no doubt have given many valuable hints regarding the correct use of the rubato.
Chopin and Other Musical Essays|Henry T. Finck
Those who have entered into the spirit of Chopins works will easily see when to use the rubato.
Frederic Chopin, Vol II (of 2)|Moritz Karasowski

It might be said that this dramatic rubato is something different from Chopin's rubato.
Chopin and Other Musical Essays|Henry T. Finck

British Dictionary definitions for rubato

rubato

/ (ruːˈbɑːtəʊ) music /

noun plural -tos

flexibility of tempo in performance

adjective, adverb

to be played with a flexible tempo

Word Origin for rubato

C19: from the Italian phrase tempo rubato, literally: stolen time, from rubare to rob

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rubato
释义	rubato [ roo-bah-toh; Italian roo-bah-taw ] / ruˈbɑ toʊ; Italian ruˈbɑ tɔ / Music. adjective having certain notes arbitrarily lengthened while others are correspondingly shortened, or vice versa. noun, 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. adverb in a rubato manner. Origin of rubato 1880–85; <Italian (tempo) rubato stolen (time), past participle of rubare to steal <Germanic; see rob Words nearby rubato Rubaiyat stanza, Rubʿ al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease, rubasse, rubato, rubber, rubber band, rubberbanding, rubber-base paint, rubber bridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rubato Mendelssohn, who always liked a "nice, swift tempo," repeatedly expressed his aversion to Chopin's rubato. Chopin and Other Musical Essays\|Henry T. Finck Rubato is necessary in emotional music and is an excellent means of picturing longing, persuading, dreaming, et cetera. Essentials in Conducting\|Karl Wilson Gehrkens In it he would no doubt have given many valuable hints regarding the correct use of the rubato. Chopin and Other Musical Essays\|Henry T. Finck Those who have entered into the spirit of Chopins works will easily see when to use the rubato. Frederic Chopin, Vol II (of 2)\|Moritz Karasowski It might be said that this dramatic rubato is something different from Chopin's rubato. Chopin and Other Musical Essays\|Henry T. Finck British Dictionary definitions for rubato rubato / (ruːˈbɑːtəʊ) music / noun plural -tos flexibility of tempo in performance adjective, adverb to be played with a flexible tempo Word Origin for rubato C19: from the Italian phrase tempo rubato, literally: stolen time, from rubare to rob Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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