What do back-to-back crescendo-decrescendo ("<>") markings mean?
Sep 21, 2020 · For the crescendo and descrescendo mark: small to large means crescendo; large to small means decrescendo. Sometimes the amount is indicated by a dynamics letter (f, ff, p, mp, etc.) …
Is there a difference between 'decrescendo' and 'diminuendo'?
Jun 8, 2020 · I know that decrescendo translates to "decreasing" and diminuendo to "diminishing", but does this have any practical difference when it comes to playing or writing music? In my experience …
notation - What is this "<>" thing above a note - Music: Practice ...
Apr 19, 2023 · accent crescendo decrescendo “On wind, the player often points the instrument down, up, down, to exaggerate the effect” - It would be funny to see a singer do this, too.
Why crescendo or decrescendo over one long note in piano music?
Jun 1, 2016 · Why do some engravings have a crescendo or decrescendo over the full length of a single half or whole note (usually a chord)? There are not shorter notes in different layers that you could …
What is the generalized terminology for continuous changes?
Aug 1, 2021 · Dynamic (volume): crescendo, diminuendo (alias decrescendo) Agogic (tempo): accelerando, rallentando (alias ritardando) 1st question: Do more of these terms for specific …
meaning of the small circle at the end of the decrescendo?
Jan 24, 2023 · Came across this variety of decrescendo in a vocal piece our choir is working on. 3 in the 13-page piece, all in the space of 3 bars, early in the piece, 2 of which are shown here. My choral …
Did Chopin use hairpins (adjacent crescendo and decrescendo) to ...
In her answer to Liszt's B minor sonata crescendo, user @Madeleine writes: In many places in Chopin's music, he wrote hairpins ... to indicate rubato rather than a crescendo or decrescendo. The a...
notation - Insert a crescendo or decrescendo before the first note in a ...
Oct 5, 2025 · In my search for an explanation of how to reproduce this notation, the closest thing I found were a couple of ways to insert a decrescendo after the last note in a measure (rather than before …
Is it necessary to put nuances indication at the start and end of a ...
May 10, 2018 · On one song I'm writing, I'd like to finish the song with a decrescendo on two measures. My question is, is it better (or at least useful) to add a nuance at the end of the decrescendo like in …
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Oct 31, 2017 · Take a look: What are the > markings above the notes? I know of a decrescendo and a crescendo but can they be applied to specific notes?