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The word simply implies 'robbing the time,' but it is robbed after the same manner in which one 'robs Peter to pay Paul,' that is, a ritard in one part of the measure must be compensated for by an acceleration in another part of the measure.
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It was my impression that Gilbert was giving that fraction of a beat ritard that the Viennese have always demanded in the performance of the classic waltzes, which here added to the sensuousness of the piece.
Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011
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It was my impression that Gilbert was giving that fraction of a beat ritard that the Viennese have always demanded in the performance of the classic waltzes, which here added to the sensuousness of the piece.
Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011
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Eschenbach repeatedly slips into small but irritating mannerisms, such as a ritard and brief pause before this or that emphatic chord -- a disruption of flow that Mahler, a brilliant conductor, was perfectly capable of writing into the score had he wanted it.
As Mahler's death centenary nears, an outpouring of recordings pays tribute Mark J. Estren 2010
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Several times, however, when Stern took a slight ritard at the end of a phrase, the orchestra was not together.
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Several times, however, when Stern took a slight ritard at the end of a phrase, the orchestra was not together.
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HarryNiska If the ritard had dumped a drink or worse on Emmer, he'd be given an award by them.
Residual Forces 2010
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HarryNiska If the ritard had dumped a drink or worse on Emmer, he'd be given an award by them.
Residual Forces 2010
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The ritard Fricsay imposes on the tempo clarifies the inner textures, especially in the nasal oboe and pointed, supporting woodwinds.
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The repercussions on many southern cities were severe, and exacerbated further by the federal government's en ritard to action.
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