Rallentando vs Stringendo

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Rallentando	Stringendo
Definition	Gradually slowing down; broadening the tempo.	Pressing forward; an instruction to accelerate the tempo with increasing urgency.
Category	tempo	tempo
Pronunciation	rah-lehn-TAHN-doh	strin-JEN-doh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	slowing down broadening	—
Antonyms	Accelerando Stringendo	Rallentando Ritardando
Usage	A gentle rallentando at the phrase ending gives the music a natural sense of repose.	The stringendo in the final eight bars drives the coda to a thrilling, breathless conclusion.

Definition: Gradually slowing down; broadening the tempo.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: rah-lehn-TAHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: slowing down broadening
Antonyms: Accelerando Stringendo
Usage: A gentle rallentando at the phrase ending gives the music a natural sense of repose.

Definition: Pressing forward; an instruction to accelerate the tempo with increasing urgency.
Category: tempo
Pronunciation: strin-JEN-doh
Origin: Italian
Antonyms: Rallentando Ritardando
Usage: The stringendo in the final eight bars drives the coda to a thrilling, breathless conclusion.