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CRESCENDI
CRESCENDO
crescendo
(noun) (music) a gradual increase in loudness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
crescendi
plural of crescendo
Source: Wiktionary
CRESCENDO
Cres*cen"do (krs-sn"d; It. kr-shn"d), a. & adv. Etym: [It., from crescere to increase. See Crescent.] (Mus.)
Definition: With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score.
Cres*cen"do, n. (Mus.) (a) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. (b) A pssage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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