Crescendo

What do we mean by crescendo?

A gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage. noun

A passage played with a gradual increase in volume or intensity. noun

A steady increase in intensity or force. noun

The climactic point or moment after such a progression. noun

Gradually increasing in volume, force, or intensity. adjective

With a crescendo. adverb

To build up to or reach a point of great intensity, force, or volume. intransitive verb

In music, gradually increasing in force or loudness; swelling. Often abbreviated to cres. or cresc., or represented by the character .

The swell pedal.

A passage characterized by increase of force. noun

A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. noun

A passage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone. noun

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.

An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ). noun

A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax. noun

The climax of a gradual increase. noun

To increase in intensity, to reach or head for a crescendo. verb

Gradually increasing in volume adjective

An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.

A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.

The climax of a gradual increase.

Words that are spelled similarly to crescendo:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word crescendo:
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Words that rhyme with crescendo:
innuendo, endo, nintendo, endo-, vendo, caliendo, oquendo, sendo, end o, friend o, men doe, sendo o.

Adjectives that are often used to describe crescendo:
gradual, long, steady, final, great, deafening, slow, sudden, shrill, rapid, dramatic, emotional, mighty, orchestral, powerful, grand, slight, wild, tremendous, loud, full, big, musical, sharp, swift, furious, continuous, short, magnificent, constant, quick, frenzied, violent, presystolic, fine, terrible, thunderous, fierce, triumphant, huge, hysterical, sustained, terrific, rhythmic, splitting, perfect, mad, unbearable, increasing, passionate, brief, roaring, marked, climactic, veritable, glorious, gentle, exciting, effective, angry, unbelievable, dynamic, beautiful, terrifying, tragic, soft, rhetorical, unbroken, famous, extended, ominous, smooth, brilliant, frightening, impressive, systolic, rousing, continual, frantic, vast, booming, cumulative, superb, intense.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective crescendo:
decrescendo, angina, tias, pedal, diminuendo, attacks, murmur, passages, pain.

Words that sound like crescendo:
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