Associations to the word «Rubato»

Wiktionary

RUBATO, noun. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on the beat

Dictionary definition

RUBATO, noun. A flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley