The Italian musical command accelerando (often abbreviated accel.) is an indication to gradually increase the tempo of a song until otherwise noted:
The duration of an accelerando is marked by a dashed, horizontal line. An accelerando with no dashed line may be terminated with commands such as tempo primo or tempo comodo. Opposite of ritardando.
Also Known As:
accélérez; en accélérant (Fr) beschleunigend; schneller (Ger)
Pronunciation:
ack-sel’-er-AHN-doh
The Italian musical command accelerando (often abbreviated accel.) is an indication to gradually increase the tempo of a song until otherwise noted:
The duration of an accelerando is marked by a dashed, horizontal line. An accelerando with no dashed line may be terminated with commands such as tempo primo or tempo comodo. Opposite of ritardando.
Also Known As:
accélérez; en accélérant (Fr) beschleunigend; schneller (Ger)
Pronunciation:
ack-sel’-er-AHN-doh
The Italian musical command accelerando (often abbreviated accel.) is an indication to gradually increase the tempo of a song until otherwise noted:
The duration of an accelerando is marked by a dashed, horizontal line. An accelerando with no dashed line may be terminated with commands such as tempo primo or tempo comodo. Opposite of ritardando.
Also Known As:
accélérez; en accélérant (Fr) beschleunigend; schneller (Ger)
Pronunciation:
ack-sel’-er-AHN-doh
The Italian musical command accelerando (often abbreviated accel.) is an indication to gradually increase the tempo of a song until otherwise noted:
- The duration of an accelerando is marked by a dashed, horizontal line.
- An accelerando with no dashed line may be terminated with commands such as tempo primo or tempo comodo.
- Opposite of ritardando.
Also Known As:
- accélérez; en accélérant (Fr)
- beschleunigend; schneller (Ger)
Pronunciation:
- ack-sel’-er-AHN-doh
