Nota: La traducción de esta entrada está actualmente en revisión de calidad, por lo que parte del contenido se muestra temporalmente solo en inglés.
Esta entrada aún no se ha traducido a tu idioma, así que se muestra el original a continuación.
rubato
This term describes a deliberate deviation from a strict beat, allowing a musician to "steal" time from one note and "pay it back" in another. It is an expressive tool used to avoid mechanical rigidity, creating a more human, breathing quality in a performance. It is most commonly associated with Romantic-era piano music, such as the works of Chopin.
In a professional musical context, rubato is distinct from a complete change in tempo or a formal ritardando. While a ritardando is a gradual slowing down, rubato involves a fluid, elastic stretching and compressing of time that preserves the overall structural pulse of the piece.
Meanings
Examples
The pianist used a subtle rubato to heighten the emotional tension of the nocturne.
Try to keep the phrasing more rubato in this section.
He played with too much rubato and lost the underlying pulse of the piece.
I wonder if the conductor will allow some rubato during the climax.
The performance was characterized by a romantic and rubato style.
The performance was characterized by a romantic and rubato style.
Don't be too rigid with the metronome; add a bit of rubato.
Her interpretation of Chopin is famous for its elegant use of rubato.
The music felt organic and alive thanks to the singer's natural rubato.