'''Rubato''' (from the Italian "robbed") is a musical expression used to refer to a certain way of altering the rhythm of a piece of music, in which the tempo is alternately sped up and slowed down for expressive effect. | '''Rubato''' (from the Italian "robbed") is a musical expression used to refer to a certain way of altering the rhythm of a piece of music, in which the tempo is alternately sped up and slowed down for expressive effect. |