Morendo
Dying away; fading to silence in both volume and tempo.
Category
dynamics
Pronunciation
moh-REHN-doh
Origin
Italian
Length
92 words · 1 min read
About Morendo
Morendo means "dying" and instructs the performer to let the sound fade away gradually, often implying a slight slowing as well as a decrease in volume. It is more poetic than a simple diminuendo, suggesting the music is expiring.
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Forte piano (fp)
View all dynamicsterms →The notational symbol fp — attack a note forte then immediately drop to piano
SmorzandoDying away in tone and speed.
DiminuendoGradually getting softer; decreasing in volume.
Mezzo forteModerately loud; half as loud as forte.
CrescendoGradually getting louder
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