Ritmo (It.)
See Rhythm.
Ritmo a due battate. Of two measures.
Ritmo a tre battate. Of three measures.
The following passage, which, being written in (scherzo) time, looks like a six-bar phrase, is in reality a two-bar phrase, founded on the triple unit : 13 9 8 Rilasciando (It.) (ree - lah-she-an' - Rilasciante (ree-lah-she-an'-te). Relaxing the time; retarding.