diminuendo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term diminuendo in music:

gradually softer

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

dim.

Alt. abbreviation

dimin.

Synonym

Italian musical terms that include diminuendo:

diminuendo al fine – gradually softer until the end
diminuendo al niente – gradually softer to nothing (until no sound is hea...
diminuendo assai – gradually much softer
diminuendo e calando – gradually softer and decreasing in tempo
diminuendo e rallentando – gradually softer and slower
diminuendo e ritardando – gradually softer and slower
diminuendo e ritenuto – gradually softer and immediately slower...
diminuendo ma senza rallentando – gradually softer but without slowing down
diminuendo molto – gradually much softer
diminuendo poco a poco – slowly gradually softer
diminuendo sempre – always gradually softer
diminuendo subito molto – suddenly much softer
molto diminuendo – gradually much softer
più diminuendo – increasingly softer
poco a poco diminuendo – gradually softer
rallentando e diminuendo – gradually slowing down and becoming softer
ritardando e diminuendo – gradually slower and softer
ritenuto e diminuendo – immediately slower and gradually softer...
sempre diminuendo – always gradually softer
sempre più diminuendo – always getting softer
senza diminuendo – without getting softer
senza diminuendo nè ritardare – without getting softer or slowing down
tranquillo e diminuendo – peaceful and gradually softer
un poco diminuendo – gradually somewhat softer

Music scores that include diminuendo:

Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (1909‑1910) Page 1
Claude Debussy: Rêverie (1890) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major (1829‑32) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu (1834‑1835) Page 1
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 (1886) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles (1824) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise (1810) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 (1826) Page 1
Sergey Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1938‑1946) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to diminuendo:

addolcendo – softening, sweetening
addolcimento – softening, sweetening
addolcito – softened, sweetened
cadendo – falling...
calando – decreasing (gradually slower and softer)
decrescendo – gradually softer
decresciuto – gradually softer
diluendo – dying away (gradually softer and softer)
perdendo – dying away (gradually slower and softer)...
raddolcendo – softening (becoming softer)
raddolcente – softening (becoming softer)
scemando – diminishing, becoming softer
sfumando – softening, fading out, disappearing
sfumare – to soften, to fade out, to disappear
sminuendo – diminishing, getting softer
sminuito – diminished, softened
smorendo – diminishing, getting softer
smorzando – extinguishing, dying away, getting softer
smorzato – extinguished, dying away, getting softer