Hobbies Playing Music calando Share PINTEREST Email Print Compassionate Eye Foundation/Robert Kent / Getty Images Playing Music Playing Piano Tutorials Piano Chords Buying Advice Music Education Playing Guitar Home Recording By Brandy Kraemer Updated May 24, 2019 Definition of Calando: The Italian musical term calando indicates a gradual decrease in both the tempo and volume of a song; the effect of a ritardando with a diminuendo. See allargando. Also Known As: calante; al niente; morendo; smorzando (It)terminant; en mourant; en amortissant (Fr)beruhigend; bis zum Nichts; verlöschend (Ger) Pronunciation: cah-lahn'-dohMore Italian Musical Terms: tempo rubato(rit.) ritardandoandanteaccelerandotempo primo Beginner Piano Lessons ▪ Notes of the Piano Keys▪ The Point Of Double-Sharps▪ Finding Middle C on the Piano▪ Essential Piano Fingering▪ Comparing Major & Minor Chords Getting Started on Keyboards ▪ Finding the Right Piano Teacher▪ Sitting Correctly at the Keys▪ Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard▪ How to Buy a Used Piano▪ Musical Keyboard Comparison Guide Piano Chords ▪ Chord Types & Symbols in Sheet Music▪ Root Notes & Chord Inversion▪ Diminished Chords & Dissonance▪ Essential Piano Chord Fingering▪ Different Types of Arpeggiated Chords