crescendonoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/krəˈʃen.dəʊ/us/krəˈʃen.doʊ/plural crescendosa gradual increase in loudness, or the moment when a noise or piece of music is at its loudest:
The music reached a crescendo.
an increase in excitement, danger, or action:
There has been a rising crescendo of violence in the region.
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Technical music terms
- accidental
- adagio
- allegro
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr
- arrange
- cadence
- harmony
- key signature
- legato
- mike check
- motif
- pizzicato
- timbre
- tuning
- twelve-tone
- twelve-tone scale
- unison
- up-tempo
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