ritenuto – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term ritenuto in music:

immediately slower
held back, repressed

Language

Italian

Singular

ritenuto (m)ritenuta (f)

Plural

ritenuti (m)ritenute (f)

Abbreviation

riten.

Italian musical terms that include ritenuto:

crescendo e ritenuto – gradually louder and immediately slower
diminuendo e ritenuto – gradually softer and immediately slower...
espressivo e ritenuto – expressive and immediately slower
moderato ritenuto – moderate tempo and held back...
molto ritenuto – immediately much slower
più ritenuto – immediately more slow...
poco a poco più ritenuto – gradually more slow
poco a poco ritenuto – gradually slower
poco ritenuto – immediately a little slower...
ritenuto assai – immediately much slower...
ritenuto e crescendo – immediately slower and louder
ritenuto e diminuendo – immediately slower and gradually softer...
ritenuto e largo – held back and slow
ritenuto e rubato – held back and rubato
ritenuto il tempo – held back the tempo (immediately slower)
ritenuto molto – immediately much slower...
sempre ritenuto – always held back
un poco ritenuto – somewhat slowing down...

Music scores that include ritenuto:

Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Violin Concerto No. 9 (1850) Page 2
Franz Liszt: Consolations (1849–50) Page 4
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 2
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 (1886) Page 4
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1867‑1886) Page 2
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 3
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Hapsal (1867) Page 2
Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde (1857‑1859) Page 4
Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 3
Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1834) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to ritenuto:

allargato – enlarged, widened (slower)
allentamente – slowing down
allentando – slowing down...
calando – decreasing (gradually slower and softer)
cedendo – yielding, slowing down
languendo – languishing (getting slower)
languente – languishing (getting slower)
lentando – growing slower
perdendo – dying away (gradually slower and softer)...
raffrenando – slowing down, holding back
rallentamento – slowing down, slackening
rallentando – gradually slowing down...
rallentare – to slow down...
rattenendo – restrained (slowed down)
rattenuto – restrained (slowed down)
rilasciando – relaxing, slowing down
rilassando – relaxing, slowing down
rilassato – relaxed, slowed down
ritardando – gradually slowing down...
ritardare – to slow down...
ritardo – delay, slowness
ritenendo – slowing down, gradually slower
slentare – to slow down
stendendo – spreading out, slowing down
stiracchiando – stretching (slowing down)
stirando – stretching (slowing down)
stirato – stretched (slowed down)
tardando – becoming slower
trascinando – dragging, slowing down
trascinare – to drag, to slow down