Plural of crescendo; multiple instances of gradual increases in volume or intensity, especially in music.
Italian plural of 'crescendo' (growing), from Latin 'crescere' (to grow). This is the traditional Italian plural used in musical terminology.
A single symphony might have dozens of crescendi—each one is carefully timed by the composer to build emotional peaks, and the conductor's job is to make each crescendo feel inevitable, as if the music couldn't stop itself from getting louder.
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