Hobbies Playing Music morendo Share PINTEREST Email Print Playing Music Playing Piano Tutorials Piano Chords Buying Advice Music Education Playing Guitar Home Recording By Brandy Kraemer Updated March 18, 2017 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) Pronunciation: More Dynamics Commands: laut (mp) mezzo piano (sfz) sforzando decrescendo (fp) fortepiano