Cres*cen"do (kr?s-s?n"d?; It. kr?-sh?n"d?), a. & adv. [It., from crescere to increase. See Crescent.] Mus.
With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score.
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Cres*cen"do, n. Mus.
- A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed.
- A passage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone.
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