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accelerando

/æk,sɛlə'rɑndoʊ/

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noun
a gradually increasing tempo of music
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"my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"

type of:
pacing tempo
adjective
(music) gradually increasing in tempo
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increasing
adverb
with increasing speed
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"here you must play accelerando"

Examples of accelerando

"my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
"here you must play accelerando"