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Crescendo
Pronunciation : Cres*cen"do (krs-sn"d; It. kr-shn"d)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [It., from crescere to increase. See Crescent.] (Mus.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
& adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cres*cen"do
Part of Speech : n.
Definition :
(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
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