affrettando – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term affrettando in music:

hurrying, quickening, rushing

Language

Italian

Singular

affrettando

Plural

affrettandi

Abbreviation

affrett.

Alt. abbreviations

affrett^oaffrett^do

Italian musical terms that include affrettando:

poco affrettando – a little hurrying

Music scores that include affrettando:

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (1901‑1902) Page 6
Nikolay Medtner: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1909‑1910) Page 5
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1890) Page 8
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: IV. Finale (1893) Page 1
Tomaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor (ca. 1700) Page 13

Italian musical terms related to affrettando:

accelerando – accelerating (gradually increasing in tempo)
accelerare – to accelerate, to speed up
frettando – hurrying, hastening, accelerating
precipitando – hasting, hurrying
pressando – pressing, hurrying, accelerating
pressante – pressing, hurrying, accelerating
ravvivando – quickening, enlivening, reviving
ravvivante – quickening, enlivening, reviving
ristringendo – accelerating the tempo
serrando – squeezing, tightening, becoming faster
serrato – fast, quick, rapid...
stringendo – accelerating the tempo (gradually becoming faster)...
stringere – to tighten, to accelerate the tempo