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Record 1 2006-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

A sign which [denotes] the gradual increase in volume from soft to loud ...

OBS

... often indicated by the abbrev. cresc. [Illing R., A Dictionary of Music, p. 76]

CONT

Crescendo is a music term referring to a gradual increase in the volume or intensity of a sound. It is sometimes used to refer to a climax or peak, as in noise level, rather than an increase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Signe musical qui signifie «en augmentant progressivement».

OBS

Le «crescendo» n'a commencé à être marqué d'un signe spécial qu'au milieu du XVIIIe siècle.

OBS

Pluriel : des crescendo ou des crescendos.

OBS

crescendos (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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