rubato

robbed Italian, literally, robbed.

1 Since then rubato has been used for two basic types of rhythmic flexibility: that of a solo melody to move in subtly redistributed or inflected note values against a steady pulse in the accompaniment, and flexibility of the entire musical texture to accelerate, to slow down, or to slightly lengthen a single note, ...

There is NOT a specific musical symbol to indicate rubato. Instead, composers will indicate rubato on a piece of music by writing “tempo rubato” or simply “rubato”. This will usually be written at the beginning of a piece.

Contrametric rubato involves a solo melody moving in subtly or equally redistributed note values (sometimes with added notes) against a steady pulse in the accompaniment. Structural or agogic rubato involves the simultaneous retardation or acceleration of tempo of the entire performing body.

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It is most closely associated with the music of Frédéric Chopin, his friend and fellow composer Franz Liszt, and other composers of the Romantic period, but we can also add tempo rubato, and similar effects, to music of any period – and indeed any genre (classical, jazz, pop, etc.).

In the minds of many, rubato became a prominent feature of perfor- mance only during the 19th century. Indeed, in the sense of expres- sive tempo fluctuation it did achieve widespread use at about the middle of the Romantic period.

And hold them a little bit longer and speak a little bit slower. And then again speak a little bit faster. In different moments.

Tempo rubato, a type of tempo marking, instructs the performer to freely, expressively speed up or slow down at certain passages. In Italian, "rubare" means "to steal," and "tempo" means "time." Therefore "tempo rubato" means the time of some measures are stolen by the others.

Rubato – or its full name tempo rubato, which literally means 'robbed time' – is the temporary abandonment of strict tempo. It allows the performer to be more flexible with their pace, and they can speed up or slow down to create effect and emphasise certain musical passages.

Rubato is a technique typically used during Romantic period music, such as Chopin, Schumann, and other composers. It is not something used as much during baroque or classical era music: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, and others. Simply put, Rubato is a give and take in the timing of music – it adds an expressive element.

Robert Philip in his book Early recordings and musical style: Changing tastes in instrumental performance, 1900-1950 specifies three types of rubato used at that time: accelerando and rallentando, tenuto and agogic accents, and melodic rubato.