a. & adv. | 1. | (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. |
n. | 1. | (Mus.) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. |
Noun | 1. | crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness |
Verb | 1. | crescendo - grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" Antonyms: decrescendo - grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" |
Adj. | 1. | crescendo - gradually increasing in volume |