Crescendo vs Perdendosi

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Crescendo	Perdendosi
Definition	Gradually getting louder	Dying away, becoming softer and usually slower.
Category	dynamics	dynamics
Pronunciation	kreh-SHEN-doh	per-DEN-doh-see
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	getting louder increasing volume	Dying away Fading
Antonyms	diminuendo decrescendo	Crescendo Con fuoco
Usage	The orchestra builds through a long crescendo over eight bars before the climax.	The first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata ends perdendosi, the arpeggios dissolving into silence.

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, 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.