Activities Hobbies morendo Share PINTEREST Email Print Hobbies Playing Music Playing Piano Music Education Playing Guitar Home Recording Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Fine Arts & Crafts Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Learn More 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) Pronunciation: More Dynamics Commands: laut (mp) mezzo piano (sfz) sforzando decrescendo (fp) fortepiano