Terms and Definitions
a battuta
/ˈäbəˌto͞otə,ˌä bäˈto͞otä/
adverb
Returning to strict tempo.
a tempo
/ˌä ˈtempō/
adverb
at the previous or original tempo.
adjective
performed at the previous or original tempo.
antiphon
/ˈan(t)əˌfän/
noun
A liturgical or other composition consisting of choral responses, sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of another composition; a repeated passage in a psalm or other liturgical piece, similar to a refrain.