Tempo rubato (Italian for: stolen time) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor. Rubato is an expressive shaping of music that is a part of phrasing. In a MIDI rendition, rubato is best realized by flexing the tempo map, although purists (see below) will complain that, due to spontaneity, recording rubato in this manner is contradictory.
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