Rant
An old dance. In Scotland many dance-tunes are called rants.
Ranz des vaches (Fr.) (rongs deh vash).
Lit., "row of cows." Tunes played or sung by the Swiss as cattle calls. (In Ger., Kuhreihen.) As the Alpine horn is a simple tube, the melodies played on it are formed from the natural harmonic notes. When the ranz des vaches are sung, the melodies are varied by adding the characteristic Jodel. Many of these melodies are of great antiquity and exceeding beauty.
Rapidamente (It.) (rah-pid - a - men'-teh).
Rapidly.
Rapidita (It.) (rah-pid'-ee-tah), con. With rapidity.