Crescendo vs Morendo

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Crescendo	Morendo
Definition	Gradually getting louder	Dying away; fading to silence in both volume and tempo.
Category	dynamics	dynamics
Pronunciation	kreh-SHEN-doh	moh-REHN-doh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	getting louder increasing volume	dying away fading
Antonyms	diminuendo decrescendo	Crescendo Sforzando
Usage	The orchestra builds through a long crescendo over eight bars before the climax.	The final phrase dissolves morendo, as though the music simply ceases to exist.

Definition: Gradually getting louder
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: kreh-SHEN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: getting louder increasing volume
Antonyms: diminuendo decrescendo
Usage: The orchestra builds through a long crescendo over eight bars before the climax.

Definition: Dying away; fading to silence in both volume and tempo.
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: moh-REHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: dying away fading
Antonyms: Crescendo Sforzando
Usage: The final phrase dissolves morendo, as though the music simply ceases to exist.