Definition
A musical term indicating an immediate and sustained slowing of tempo, typically more sudden than ritardando. The slower tempo is maintained until a new tempo marking appears.
Etymology
From Italian 'ritenuto,' past participle of 'ritenere' meaning 'to hold back, retain,' from Latin 'retinere.' The term evolved in classical music to distinguish between gradual slowing (ritardando) and immediate tempo reduction that is then held steady.
Kelly Says
Ritenuto is like hitting the brakes versus gradually coasting to a stop—it creates dramatic tension by suddenly shifting the music's forward momentum! Composers like Chopin used this technique to create moments of suspended time, making listeners lean in with anticipation.
Translations
ARالعربية
الritenuto
al-ri-ten-u
BNবাংলা
রিতেনুটো
ri-ten-u-to
CACatalà
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
CSČeština
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
DADansk
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
DEDeutsch
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
ELΕλληνικά
ρίτενουτο
ri-ten-u-to
ESEspañol
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
FISuomi
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
FRFrançais
ritenuto
ri-ten-u
GUGU
રિટેન્યુટો
ri-ten-yu-to
HAHA
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
HIहिन्दी
रिटेन्यूटो
ri-ten-u-to
HUMagyar
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
IGIG
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
ITItaliano
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
KKKK
ритенуто
rit-e-nu-to
MRMR
रिटेन्यूटो
ri-ten-u-to
MSBahasa Melayu
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
MYမြန်မာ
ရိတန်ယူတို
ri-tan-yu-to
NLNederlands
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
NONorsk
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
PAPA
ਰਿਟੇਨ્યੂਟੋ
ri-ten-yu-to
PLPolski
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
PTPortuguês
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
RORomână
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
RUРусский
ритенуто
rit-e-nu-to
SVSvenska
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
SWKiswahili
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
TAதமிழ்
ரிட்டெனுட்டோ
ri-tte-nu-tto
TEతెలుగు
రిటెనుటో
ri-te-nu-to
THไทย
ริเทน्यूโต้
ri-te-nu-to
TLTL
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
TRTürkçe
ritenuto
ri-ten-u
UKУкраїнська
рітенуто
ri-ten-u-to
URاردو
ریٹینوٹو
ri-te-nu-to
VITiếng Việt
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
YOYO
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to
ZUZU
ritenuto
ri-ten-u-to