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Rallentamento (It.) (ral-len-ta-men'-to)

Slower. Same as Piu lento, or Meno mosso.

Rallentando (It.) (ral-len-tan'-do), Rallentato (ral-len-tah'-to), Rallentare (ral-lentah'-reh). Gradually slower. Abbreviation for the above, Rall.

NOTE.-Rallentando and Ritenuto, although both mean to "get slower," differ somewhat in the manner of using them: Rallentando being used at the end of a piece (movement); Ritenuto in the course of a piece, followed by "A Tempo," when the original pace is to be resumed. Ritardando is used in the same way as Ritenuto. Abbreviation for both is Rit.