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AD LIBITUM (ad libitum, lat. - at will, at its sole discretion), in notes. letter indicating that the performer is given a certain freedom in choosing the nature of the performance - tempo, dynamics, etc. Regarding the pace of A. l. opposite to a battute (see Battuta). Sometimes the designation A. l. indicates that one or another character in a musical note may not be taken into account (e. g. , A. l. above the farm) or that this passage may not be performed (A. l. above the cadence).