Italian for 'growing' it denotes an increase in loudness. By far the best examples are by Rossini who used it frequently and was nicknamed Signor Crescendo.
(Ital.) : Growing louder. Opp. is decrescendo.
gradually playing music louder.
Progressively getting louder.
to grow louder, gradually
(Italian). Gradual increase in volume. Abbr.: cresc.
A build in the volume or dynamic of the music.
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
grow louder; "The music crescendoes here"
A crescendo is a dynamic mrking that indicates a gradual rise in volume of music.
Traditionally abbreviated as "cresc.", a musical term instructing the performer to gradually increase the volume of his or her playing. Found in: Alligators in New York Sewers(liner notes only), Pyramid Song(liner notes only), Sail to the Moon(liner notes only).
A term used to indicate an increase in volume required.
Gradually increasing in loudness. Written as a less-than sign. ( cres. or cresc.)
Getting progressively louder.
gradually increasing the sound.
A part of a piece of music that becomes gradually louder.
(it.) - Gradually getting louder. Abreviated: cresc. [back
Gradually rising in volume. Decrescendo Gradually lower in volume; synonymous with diminuendo.
The dynamic effect of gradually getting louder.
kreh- shen-doh] (Italian) "Growing." Indicates a gradual increase in volume. May be indicated by a symbol called a "hairpin" () or abbreviated as "cresc."
The dynamic effect of gradually growing louder, indicated in the musical score by the marking "". Example: Mendelssohn, Symphony No.4 "Italian", fourth movement Real Audio: 28k | 56k | About this album This energetic theme is repeated in various combinations of instruments as the dynamic level gradually grows from ( piano, or soft) to ff ( fortissimo, or very loud).
Gradually increasing in volume.
Gradually becoming louder.
A gradual rise or swelling in music; it shouldn't be used in any context to denote a loud point, apex or climax.
Dynamics marking that indicates increasing in volume.
( Cresc.) Gradually louder
A gradual increase in volume. Back to the Top
Growing in force; getting louder.
Italian. (cresc.) A gradual increase in loudness.
A common term for the gradual increase in volume.
or cresc. (''It.'') – "growing" – Play gradually louder than previously. (cf. diminuendo, dynamics).
The dynamic effect of gradually growing louder, indicated in the musical score by the marking "." This energetic theme is repeated in various combinations of instruments as the dynamic level gradually grows from p (piano, or soft) to ff (fortissimo, or very loud). Example: Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 ( Italian), fourth movement Real Audio: 28K | 56K | About this album
A dyanamic marking that instructs the musician to get gradually louder.
Increasing loudness; getting louder.
