diminuendo - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a decrease in loudness in a piece of music

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the sudden diminuendos are brilliantly effective

(adverb)

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(especially as a direction) with a decrease in loudness

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the piece ends as it began, a poem of sorrow and regret that dissolves diminuendo

(adjective)

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decreasing in loudness

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the diminuendo chorus before the final tumult

(verb)

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decrease in loudness or intensity

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the singers left and the buzz diminuendoed