Meaning & use
Accelerando
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A musical direction indicating that a passage should be played with a gradually increasing tempo.
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The conductor signaled an accelerando as the symphony built toward its climax.
The pianist played the final measures accelerando, rushing toward a dramatic finish.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from Italian, the language of most classical musical notation terms; it literally means "accelerating."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A musical passage played with a gradual increase in tempo.
The symphony's final accelerando left the audience breathless.
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