Definition of "crescendi" []

• Plural form of crescendo. (noun)

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• "Iso was the director, and waved her hand in command, urging crescendi as the line of passengers grew shorter."
• "The suggestion of orchestral relationships is contained in the massiveness of the harmonic texture, and in the cumulative effect of the climaxes and crescendi."
• "Thus, in the coloratura passages of Mozart's arias, I have always sought to gain expressiveness by _crescendi_, choice of significant points for breathing, and breaking off of phrases."