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ritenuto

ree-te-NOO-toe

[Italian, hold back]

A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition with a slowing of the tempo more suddenly and extremely than a ritardando. The abbreviation is riten.
 
See more about tempo terminology in the Appendix.

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[Abbreviation] riten.

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Last Updated: 2016-06-07 14:44:58