Con fuoco vs Perdendosi

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Con fuoco	Perdendosi
Definition	With fire; performed with passionate intensity.	Dying away, becoming softer and usually slower.
Category	expression	dynamics
Pronunciation	kohn FWOH-koh	per-DEN-doh-see
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	with fire with passion	Dying away Fading
Antonyms	Dolce Tranquillo	Crescendo Con fuoco
Usage	The pianist attacks the final movement con fuoco, fingers blazing across the keyboard.	The first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata ends perdendosi, the arpeggios dissolving into silence.

Definition: With fire; performed with passionate intensity.
Category: expression
Pronunciation: kohn FWOH-koh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: with fire with passion
Antonyms: Dolce Tranquillo
Usage: The pianist attacks the final movement con fuoco, fingers blazing across the keyboard.

Definition: Dying away, becoming softer and usually slower.
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: per-DEN-doh-see
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Dying away Fading
Antonyms: Crescendo Con fuoco
Usage: The first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata ends perdendosi, the arpeggios dissolving into silence.