diminué

Hear this out loudPausea gradual decrease in loudness or the musical direction indicating this: Abbreviation: dim, (written over the music affected) ≻

Hear this out loudPausediminuendo in British English 1. a. a gradual decrease in loudness or the musical direction indicating this. Abbreviation: dim. Symbol: (written over the music affected) ≻

a gradual decrease in the volume of Hear this out loudPauseThe definition of decrescendo is a gradual decrease in the volume of music.

Hear this out loudPauseIn the example pictured here, 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' is first written using quarter notes and half notes. Then, everything is diminished to half its original length; all of the quarter notes become eighth notes, and all of the half notes become quarter notes.

Hear this out loudPauseAnother example of diminuendo is found in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Here the composer uses the technique of diminuendo to make his orchestra whispering, hesitating, as the small fragments of melody appear and disappear, gently, softly, in a dreaming journey that leads from sound to silence.

Hear this out loudPauseDiminuendo, which comes from the Latin root deminuere, or "diminish," instructs a pianist or cellist to quiet their playing, transitioning to a more gentle sound.

Hear this out loudPauseTensions are added on top of the other notes in the chord, after the bb7 or b7 in this case. So a dim9 chord would just be 1-b3-b5-bb7-9. A dim11 chord would be 1-b3-b5-bb7-11. A dim13 chord would be 1-b2-b5-bb7-13.

Hear this out loudPauseA decrescendo is a decrease in volume over a predetermined period of time. For example, if a passage starts at a fortissimo dynamic and progressively gets quieter until reaching a pianissimo dynamic, this is a decrescendo.

Hear this out loudPauseIf the composer wants the change from one dynamic level to another to be gradual, different markings are added. A crescendo (pronounced "cresh-EN-doe") means "gradually get louder"; a decrescendo or diminuendo means "gradually get quieter".

Hear this out loudPauseDiminution in value is a method of calculating damages owed to a harmed party after another party breaches a contract. The damages are calculated by subtracting the market value of the object of the contract as performed from the value of the contract as promised.

Hear this out loudPauseIf you take away the firepower in a battle, for example, you diminish the ammunition, causing a diminution of the army's power. A diminution is a decrease of size, time, or esteem.

Hear this out loudPauseFor slow transitions between dynamics, a composer must use a crescendo or a decrescendo (diminuendo). A crescendo is used for gradually getting louder, and a decrescendo or diminuendo is used for gradually getting softer.