rubato
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rubato
- /rəˈbɑ.toʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed".
noun rubatos · rubati
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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.
Similar: tempo rubato
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Talk about this word "rubato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rubato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rubato. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rubato "rubato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rubato.Cite this
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title = {rubato},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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