sempre crescendo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term sempre crescendo in music:

always gradually louder

Language

Italian

Abbreviation

sempre cresc.

Alt. abbreviation

semp. cresc.

Music scores that include sempre crescendo:

Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) Page 6
Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 2
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque (1890‑1905) Page 5
Florent Schmitt: Légende (1918) Page 1
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 5
Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 4

Italian musical terms related to sempre crescendo:

crescendo – gradually louder
sempre – always, at all times, forever, still