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rubatos

rubatos is the plural of rubato.

Meaning of rubato

Noun

rubato (countable and uncountable, plural rubatos or rubati)

  1. A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
    • The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 110
    Synonyms:
    tempo rubato

Questions about rubatos

What is rubatos the plural of?
Rubatos is the plural of rubato.

Words near rubatos in the dictionary

  1. rubashki
  2. rubasse
  3. rubasses
  4. rubati
  5. rubato
  6. rubatos
  7. rubatosis
  8. rubbable
  9. rubbaboo
  10. rubbage
  11. rubbages

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