Definition of Crescendi

1. Noun. (plural of crescendo) ¹

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Definition of Crescendi

1. crescendo [n] - See also: crescendo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crescendi

crepuscular
crepuscular ray
crepuscular rays
crepuscularities
crepuscularity
crepuscularly
crepuscule
crepuscules
crepusculine
crepusculous
crepusculum
crepy
crerarite
cresc
crescence
crescendi (current term)
crescendo
crescendo angina
crescendo murmur
crescendo sleep
crescendoed
crescendoes
crescendoing
crescendos
crescent
crescent(a)
crescent-cell anaemia
crescent-cell anemia
crescent-shaped
crescent cell

Literary usage of Crescendi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life of Richard Wagner by Carl Friedrich Glasenapp, William Ashton Ellis (1906)
"... all the second subjects, especially when cantabile, were taken slower than the first ; and the balance was ill-contrived by certain crescendi and ..."

2. The Musical World (1855)
"... were taken slower than the first; and the balance was ill-contrived by certain crescendi and ... of which Weber and Beethoven never dreamt—crescendi and ..."

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