Definition of "crescendoes" []

• Plural form of crescendo. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crescendo. (verb)

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• "The best part of making out to "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is that 90\% of the work is done for us by a dead Jewish composer who was extraordinarily gifted at employing the musical power of "crescendoes" and "building up to a sonic climax"."
• "Onstage at Bonnaroo, songs that began as gently strummed or picked folk-rock sprouted episodes of noise – frenetic electric-guitar tremolos, two-fisted keyboard pummeling, volcanic drum crescendoes – even in older songs like “Via Chicago,” which had three giant eruptions while Jeff Tweedy kept singing its modest melody."
• "MTV, once upon a time known for Music Television, though currently it is a reality tv only affair that crescendoes into "Girls Gone Wild" type of Spring Break extravaganza."