morendo

By Brandy Kraemer
Updated on 03/17/17

Definition:

The Italian musical term morendo (lit. “dying”) indicates a decrease in volume or tempo, but often affects both; to make the sound slowly die away. Morendo creates the effect of a slow ritardando and a diminuendo with an extreme fade.




Also Known As:

  • smorzando; calando; al niente (It)
  • en mourant; en amortissant; expirant (Fr)
  • absterbend; bis zum Nichts; verlöschend (Ger)
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