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Decrescendo means to get softer, but to do so gradually, not immediately. A decrescendo can occur over a few beats or over many measures. When the decrescendo is spread over several measures, it may be indicated "Descrendo poco a poco" -- get softer little by little.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, you can't really give an example of one, but a decrescendo is when music gradually get softer and softer.
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∙ 11y agoDecrescendo means gradually getting quieter and means the same as Diminuendo.
Crescendo is the opposite of this and means gradually getting louder.
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∙ 13y agoIt means to become softer
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∙ 12y agoDiminuendo
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In music what is a word for getting softer?
Decrescendo.
What in music is a decrease in loudness called?
Diminuendo (Dim.) or Decrecsendo (Dec.) Diminuendo is more widely used, but they both mean the same thing
What does a decrescendo tell a performer to do?
Get softer
What does a decrescendo sign mean?
It means when your playing an instrument you start loud then get soft. I play the violin..
What is in crechendo?
Crescendo means that the sound of the music is gradually getting louder and louder. Decrescendo is the opposite meaning of Crescendo.
What is another word for decrescendo in piano?
Diminuendo. Diminuendo means get softer slowly, just like decrescendo.
In music what is a word for getting softer?
Decrescendo.
What is another name for decrescendo?
diminuendo
What is also called diminuendo?
Decrescendo
What is the definition of decrescendo in medical term?
Decrescendo means getting quieter or lessening over time.
What in music is a decrease in loudness called?
Diminuendo (Dim.) or Decrecsendo (Dec.) Diminuendo is more widely used, but they both mean the same thing
What actors and actresses appeared in Decrescendo - 2011?
The cast of Decrescendo - 2011 includes: Hannah Victoria as Haley
What does a decrescendo tell a performer to do?
Get softer
In order to gradually become louder a decrescendo sign is used true or false?
Just the opposite. A decrescendo means to get softer, not louder.
Diminuendo means the same as:?
****DECRECENDO****
What is a Crescendo ending?
Okay. First off, I am a senior in the High School Band. So you're getting the answer from an expert. A decrescendo is where the music note is getting softer. So it would be like this.>>>>>>___.That line represents the note going to nothing. The pieces we play in band, sometimes at the end we decrescendo to nothing.To add on to this:Decrescendo is another word for diminuendoIt's root: Italian, from decrescere "to decrease"Crescendo is just the opposite, to increase (that is in sound, etc.)
What is 'to get quieter musically' when translated from English to Italian?
decrescendo
