crescendo
- adjective
- /krəˈʃɛndoʊ/
- Specialized
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creciente
- As the orchestra played, the piece grew crescendo.
Examples
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The music became crescendo!
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As the music swelled in a crescendo, the dancers moved faster across the stage.
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The movement ended with a dramatic crescendo that filled the concert hall with sound.
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The orchestra played the passage with a crescendo that built excitement in the audience.
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The movement ended with a dramatic crescendo that filled the concert hall with sound.
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As the music swelled in a crescendo, the dancers moved faster across the stage.
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The orchestra played the passage with a crescendo that built excitement in the audience.
Synonyms
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7.1
Gradually become stronger until a high point
Becoming faster and louder in music
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crescendo comes from Italian and from the Latin verb crescere, which means 'to grow'. When music is crescendo it is slowly 'growing' louder, like the visible shape of a crescent moon getting bigger.