diminuendo

A crescendo is used for gradually getting louder, and a decrescendo or diminuendo is used for gradually getting softer. These may be indicated with the terms themselves, by abbreviations (cresc., decresc., dim.), or graphically.

Dynamics indicate the loudness of music. Musicians use a variety of Italian words to specify dynamics in Western musical notation. A crescendo indicates an increase in loudness, while a decrescendo or diminuendo indicates a decrease in loudness.

decrescendo (or diminuendo) al pianissimo means - decrease gradually in power until the pianissimo (or very soft) point is reached.

Answer and Explanation: In music, the notation diminuendo tells the performer to gradual reduce the volume, getting softer gradually. This is different from a notation that indicates a sudden change in volume. Diminuendo suggests a smoother, more subtle reduction in the volume.

Feeling it heading. Away. Until it's very quiet. And that's how diminuendo. Works it's very important because it allows loud and powerful passages that have reached a climax to then die.

Another 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.

A directive to a performer to smoothly decrease the volume of the specific passage of a composition. This can be designated with the word diminuendo at the beginning of the passage or with the "hairpin" symbol consisting of two horizontal lines that start apart at the left and come together to a point at the right.

decrescendo (abbreviated to decresc.) translates as "decreasing". diminuendo (abbreviated dim.) translates as "diminishing".

A 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.

A directive to a performer to smoothly decrease the volume of the specific passage of a composition. This can be designated with the word diminuendo at the beginning of the passage or with the "hairpin" symbol consisting of two horizontal lines that start apart at the left and come together to a point at the right.

However, dynamics are not the same as tempo markings. Some dynamics, like crescendo, indicate when a section of music should be getting louder. Other dynamics, like diminuendo, indicate when a section should be getting quieter.

On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to diminuendo, such as: attenuation, declination, depreciation, diminution, extenuation, and regression.