morendo
Gradually dying out
Morendo is a musical direction meaning to die away—the sound should gradually fade in both volume and tempo until it nearly disappears.
The word is Italian, literally meaning "dying." A passage marked morendo trails off into silence: The symphony ended morendo, the final notes barely audible.
Gradual decrease in loudness
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
- sotto voceIn an undertone
- dying awayGradually becoming inaudible
Gradual loss of intensity
- dyingCeasing to live
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
dissipating · evanescence · twilight · expiring · withering · subsiding · receding · dissolving
Gradual tempo decrease
- rallentandoGradual tempo reduction
- winding downGradually decreasing toward conclusion
In singing manner
- appassionatoWith intense feeling
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- tenderSoft or sore
Unbroken musical phrasing
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- dolceSoft, melodious instruction
- connectedJoined to another
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
decrescendo
Gradual decrease in loudness
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
- sotto voceIn an undertone
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
vanishing · dissipating · evanescence · twilight · expiring · withering · subsiding · receding · dissolving · evaporating
ritardando
Gradual tempo decrease
- rallentandoGradual tempo reduction
- winding downGradually decreasing toward conclusion
cantabile
In singing manner
- appassionatoWith intense feeling
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- dolceSoft, melodious instruction
- connectedJoined to another
smooth · seamless · sustained · soft release
mortal, mortify, moribund, mortality, mortuary, mortifying, mortally, mortician, mortification