Entry: morendo (adj.)
In context: "Schtitt sweeps the pointer in an ironic morendo arc and laughs aloud: 'Play.'"
Definition: As a musical direction: with the sound gradually dying away. Also as n.: a style of performance using such an effect.
Other:
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 461
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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