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Answer for the clue "A gradually increasing tempo of music ", 11 letters:
accelerando

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. gradually increasing in tempo n. a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos" adv. with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Accelerando is a 2005 science fiction novel consisting of a series of interconnected short stories by British author Charles Stross . As well as normal hardback and paperback editions, it was released as a free e-book under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. (label en music) with a gradual increase in speed n. 1 (context music English) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed. 2 (context music English) A passage having this mark.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
increasing \increasing\ adj. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ; {multiplicative ...

Usage examples of accelerando.

In the strident accelerando of combat, I had found but a single way to minimize losses.