Slow down – but how? In music, there are many ways to do this: calming, delaying, dying, stretching. Discover here 30 different ways to say “slower” in music – in four languages.
| Italiano | English | Deutsch | Français |
|---|---|---|---|
| più lento | slower | langsamer | plus lent |
| allargando/slargando | broadening | breiter werdend | en élargissant |
| allentando/slentando | loosening | lockernd | en relâchant |
| allungando/dilungando | stretching out | verlängernd | en allongeant |
| calmando | calming | beruhigend | en calmant |
| calmandosi | calming down | sich besänftigend | en se calmant |
| estendendo/espandendosi | extending | ausdehnend | en s'étandant |
| estenuandosi | getting exhausted | sich erschöpfend | en s'exténuant |
| frenando/raffrenando | braking | bremsend | en freinant |
| indugiando | delaying | zögernd | en s'attardant |
| largando | widening | verbreiternd | en élargissant |
| mancando | lacking | entschwindend/ausklingen lassend | en défaillant |
| moderando | moderating | mäßigend | en modérant |
| morendo | dying away | sterbend/ersterbend | en mourant |
| prolungando | prolonging | verlängernd | en prolongeant |
| rallentando/lentando | getting slower/slowing down | langsamer werdend | en ralentissant |
| rallentato | slower | verlangsamt | ralenti |
| rilasciando/rilassando | releasing | nachlassend | en relâchant |
| ritardando/tardando | retarding | verzögernd | en retardant |
| ritardato | delayed | verzögert | retardé |
| ritenuto/trattenuto | held back | zurückgehalten | retenu |
| spirando/espirando | fading away/dying out | hinsterbend/ausatmend | en expirant |
| stentando/penando | toiling/struggling | angestrengt | en peinant |
| stiracchiando | tugging | zerrend | en tiraillant |
| stirando | stretching | dehnend | en s'étendant |
| strascinando/trascinando/trascicando/trainando | dragging | schleppend/verschleppend | en traînant |
| svanendo | vanishing | entschwindend | en s'estompant/en s'effaçant |
| tirando | drawing/pulling | ziehend | en tirant |
| trattenendo/rattenendo/ritenendo | holding back | zurückhaltend | en retenant |
| tratto | dragged | geschleppt | traîné |
Jonathan Stark – Conductor
Hello! I'm Jonathan Stark. As a conductor, it is important to me that visits to concerts and operas leave a lasting impression on the audience. Background knowledge helps to achieve this. That's why I blog here about key works of classical music, about composers, about opera and much more that happens in the exciting world of music.
