Calando
Decreasing in both volume and tempo; winding down.
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expression
Pronunciation
kah-LAHN-doh
Origin
Italian
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83 words · 1 min read
About Calando
Calando combines diminuendo and rallentando, instructing the performer to simultaneously get softer and slower. It suggests the music is settling or subsiding, like a wave receding.
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