Rubato
Flexible timing directed toward an arrival, over a pulse that stays in the background.
- Category
- Expression, dynamics and articulation
- First taught in
- 7.5 Keep the pulse under rubato
- Theory cards
- Rubato and the underlying pulse (Level 7)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 7.5 | Keep the pulse under rubatoPrelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4, Frédéric Chopin |
| L.2 | Connect recitative, motion and harmonic directionPiano Sonata No. 17 in D minor “Tempest”, Op. 31 No. 2: I. Largo – Allegro, Ludwig van Beethoven |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 7.5 | Triplets and five beats |
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