Plural of crescendo; plural form indicating multiple instances of gradual volume or intensity increases, or third-person singular verb form.
From Italian 'crescendo' (growing), from Latin 'crescere' (to grow). Can be either a plural noun or a third-person singular present verb form in English.
Different cultures use crescendos differently in music—Western classical music loves dramatic crescendos building to climaxes, while traditional Indian music uses gradual dynamic changes in ways that don't have sharp crescendo/decrescendo moments.
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