[Listening extract audio not available in printed QP] A choir sings a lullaby. The music gradually becomes quieter over the final four bars. What is the Ita...
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A choir sings a lullaby. The music gradually becomes quieter over the final four bars.
What is the Italian dynamic marking that indicates a gradual decrease in volume. [1]
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The Italian dynamic marking that indicates a gradual decrease in volume is diminuendo (also called decrescendo). [1] Diminuendo (from the Italian diminuire, meaning "to diminish") and decrescendo (from decrescere, meaning "to decrease") are interchangeable terms. In notation, this is represented either by the word itself or by a closing hairpin symbol (two lines converging from left to right: >). In this example, the choir's lullaby gradually becomes quieter over the final four bars, fading gently to silence, which is a natural and effective way to end a lullaby.
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