The Emergence Machine

Rallentando

process · Music · Level 13 · E9

E9Cultures

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Rallentando is a gradual decrease in tempo, similar to ritardando, characterized by a continuous, non-discrete progression or accumulation, where energy drives transformation and development in music.

Compare Rallentando with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “rallentando” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “rallentando”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
rallentando
Origin language
it

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L2L1L0RallentandoTempoBeatNotationMusicalGradualMusicSimilarLearning… intermediate l…DurationFeatureFormInformationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesRallentandoL13GradualL7MusicL7SimilarL7TempoL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Gradual L7 (requires)
    A gradual decrease in tempo, similar to ritardando.
  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding rallentando in music requires knowledge of music as a foundational musical concept.
  • Similar L7 (requires)
    A gradual decrease in tempo, similar to ritardando.
  • Tempo L12 (requires) Music sense
    A gradual decrease in tempo, similar to ritardando.