Smorzando
Dying away in tone and speed.
Category
dynamics
Pronunciation
smor-TSAHN-doh
Origin
Italian
Length
69 words · 1 min read
About Smorzando
Smorzando (abbreviated smorz.) means to extinguish or smother the sound, combining diminuendo with ritardando. It is stronger and more sudden than perdendosi — where perdendosi suggests a gentle fading, smorzando implies actively dampening the sound.
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Crescendo
View all dynamicsterms →Gradually getting louder
FortissimoVery loud; much louder than forte.
DiminuendoGradually getting softer; decreasing in volume.
Mezzo forteModerately loud; half as loud as forte.
Forte piano (fp)The notational symbol fp — attack a note forte then immediately drop to piano
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