Modartt user forum » Pianoteq user forum » The musical term that is, I think, pronounced "solorondo"?
I ran across this term today in this video--Sondheim uses the term twice, once at about 4:54-5 and again at 5:08-9 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT7GC9oJ9xY
It appears to be related to phrasing or timing. (Is he contrasting it with rubato?) Does anyone know the meaning?
I'm coming up empty handed after doing searches for musical technique in general and singing technique.
The musical term is unsurprisingly the italian "accelerando" ( /äkˌseləˈrändō/ roughly pronounced "akselerando"). It refers to a tempo change because it means faster, increasing in speed. In the video he says: "a slight accelerando in the middle of the phrase". Hope that helps.
Ah, thank you. Now, listening to it again, I hear what he is saying in the second instance. Strange--I listened to it 7-8 times earlier and always heard "solorondo"...
It's funny how brain can mess with ya.
Yep. My brain, anyway.
By the way, there are several sessions of Sondheim teaching songs from his plays. Another brave singer singing this song for him is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-VXXZLh...mp;index=3 . The sound quality on the piano is slightly better, too.
I really like what the accompanist is playing here. Great arrangement.
Jake, 'solorondo' of course means playing a rondo in solo (with maybe, maybe, a slight acceleration as suggested by Chopin87).
My oh my. It's going to be a long time before I live this down.
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These are such moments where I wish we could discuss together around a table and have fun!
I can confirm 'accelerando'. It's difficult to understand for an italian person also; I had to listen two times
Rondo is excluded because of the accent; it should go on the last vocal: Rondò.
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