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diminuendo

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Radical contrasts of tone color were traded for the possibility of making a gradual crescendo or diminuendo.

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Quick take

(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

noun

(music) A passage having this mark

noun

(figurative) The gradual dying away of something.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for diminuendo.

noun

(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

See also: decreasing, decrescendo

Example sentences

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Radical contrasts of tone color were traded for the possibility of making a gradual crescendo or diminuendo.

2

An electronic volume fade out is not appropriate to serious music; there is the diminuendo, but that's an instrumental technique.

3

The big, crunchy, discordant Amen in the Gloria of the Magdalen Service is my favourite - where the harmonies are offset by a crescendo/diminuendo/crescendo sequence in the choir, all on the same note.

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Also, there are other "commands" for technique, such as, for "pause and breathe," ties and slurs, rubato, and glissando for how you connect the notes, crescendo/diminuendo, fortes and pianos, for volume control, etc.

Quote examples

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Also, there are other "commands" for technique, such as, for "pause and breathe," ties and slurs, rubato, and glissando for how you connect the notes, crescendo/diminuendo, fortes and pianos, for volume control, etc.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use diminuendo in a sentence?

Radical contrasts of tone color were traded for the possibility of making a gradual crescendo or diminuendo.

What does diminuendo mean?

(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

What part of speech is diminuendo?

diminuendo is commonly used as noun, adverb.