Music A-Level
Ritenuto
What Ritenuto means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ritenuto
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Means 'held back' and demands an immediate, rather than gradual, reduction in speed, often for dramatic emphasis.
Topics that use Ritenuto
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Antecedent phrase
- Antiphonal texture
- Aria
- Articulation
- Balanced phrases
- Bass suspension
- Basso continuo
- Binary form
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