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Keywords: tempo, abbr, ritard, slow, abruptly

slow at once

Ital.) : Held back, implicitly more abruptly than ritard, or for shorter duration. Abbr. riten.

(Italian), "held back." A sudden slowing of tempo. Abbr.: riten.

Keywords: momentarily, movement, hold

(rit.) hold the movement momentarily.

Keywords: ritardando, held, holding, back

Held back; holding back; ritardando.

Keywords: slower, previous, section

Slower than the previous section