Getting louder and louder is an Englislh equivalent of 'crescendo'. It's the present participle of the infinitive 'crescere', which means 'to grow, to increase'. The present participle is pronounced 'KREH-sheh-doh'.
Getting softer and softer is an English equivalent of 'diminuendo'. It's the present participle of the infinitive 'diminuire', which means 'to decrease'. The present participle is pronounced 'dee-mee-noo-EHN-doh'.
A crescendo in music is when the volume gradually increases, getting louder. A diminuendo is when the volume gradually decreases, getting softer.
Both "diminuendo" and "decrescendo" ( < ) signal a musician to get quieter in playing. To get louder is "crescendo" ( > ).
A crescendo can be brought out by a harpsichord, however it is a more abrupt change of dynamics than in a piano.
"crescendo" in Italian means "growing". In music, what is "grows" is the volume. Therefore the antonym is "diminuendo", meaning "lowering" (the volume).
A gradual decrease in loudness is known as either a decrescendo (dee-cress-SHEN-doe) or a diminuendo(dim-in-you-EN-doe). These can be abbreviated as decresc.and dim. respectively and are often shown as a stretched-out > sign.
Not always. Sometimes the dynamic of the music escalates and then stays at that new dynamic for the remainder of the song. Most of the time, however, there is a diminuendo following the creschendo.
gradual dynamic change (crescendo and diminuendo).
The opposite of a Crescendo is a diminuendo (dim.) or decrescendo (decres.). It means gradually getting louder.
Crescendo in Italian means "growing" in English.
crescendo (cre-shen-do), a musical term meaning a gradual increase in sound, from soft to very lound.
The musical term for a gradual decrease in volume and intensity is called "diminuendo."
decrescendoAlso consider;calando (k-länd)adv. & adj.MusicWith a gradual decrease in volume and often tempo. Used chiefly as a direction.