decrescendo

/dee-kri-shen-doh, dey-; Italian de-kre-shen-daw/US // ˌdi krɪˈʃɛn doʊ, ˌdeɪ-; Italian ˌdɛ krɛˈʃɛn dɔ //UK // (ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ) //

渐弱,渐强,渐弱音,渐弱声

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural de·cre·scen·dos, Italian de·cre·scen·di [de-kre-shen-dee]. /ˌdɛ krɛˈʃɛn di/.
- : a gradual reduction in force or loudness.
- : a decrescendo passage.

When she had to sustain a note for a couple of bars, I was surprised at the beauty of her crescendo and decrescendo.
When she sustains her voice for a couple of bars, I am quite surprised at the beauty of her crescendo and decrescendo.
Decrescendo (or diminuendo) al pianissimo means—decrease gradually in power until the pianissimo (or very soft) point is reached.
He made a decrescendo tinkling, and his lofty features lapsed into their normal mournfulness.
A descending passage, as a return to tranquillity, requires a decrescendo.