Crescendo
In music, the dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail. However, dynamics markings still require interpretation by the performer dependin ...
is a gradual increase of loudness in music.
Crescendo may also refer to:
Books
*''Crescendo'', 1958 novel by
Phyllis Bentley
Phyllis Eleanor Bentley (19 November 1894 – 27 June 1977) was an English novelist.
Biography
The youngest child of a mill owner, she grew up in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire and was educated at Halifax High School for Girls and ...
*Crescendo, 1998 novel by
Mary McCarthy
*''Crescendo'', 1928 novel by
Henry Bellamann
Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (April 28, 1882 – June 16, 1945) was an American author, whose bestselling novel ''Kings Row'' exposed the hypocrisy of small-town life in the midwest, addressing many social taboos. Research suggested that Bellamann ...
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''Crescendo'' (Fitzpatrick novel), 2010 young adult novel by Becca Fitzpatrick
*''Crescendo'' 1980 novel by
Charlotte Lamb
Computing
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Crescendo Communications, a computer networking company that was acquired by Cisco in the 1990s
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Crescendo Networks
Crescendo Networks, Ltd. was a privately held computer networking company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with regional offices in EMEA and APAC. ''Crescendo Networks'' is not to be confused with Crescendo Communications, Inc. a CDDI/FDDI ...
, a company which develops and sells application acceleration devices for data centers
Film
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''Crescendo'' (TV series), a Singaporean musical series produced by Wawa Pictures
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''Crescendo'' (1970 film), a British horror film directed by Alan Gibson
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Crescendo (2019 film), a German drama film directed by Dror Zahavi
Music
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The Crescendo (music venue)
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The Crescendos, an early rock and roll group
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''Crescendo'' (album), a 1990 album by the Brazilian brock band Ultraje a Rigor
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Crescendo (awards), an annual music competition dedicated to Afrikaans music
*"Crescendo", a 1990 song by James from the album ''
Gold Mother
''Gold Mother'' is the third studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 4 June 1990 on Fontana Records. With the addition of drummer David Baynton-Power, violinist/guitarist Saul Davies, and keyboardist Mark Hunter, James r ...
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*"Crescendo", a 2013 song by
Little Boots
Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), better known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter and DJ. She was previously a member of the band Dead Disco. Since performing as a solo artist she has releas ...
Other uses
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Crescendo (heart murmur), used to characterize and classify heart murmurs
*''Crescendo'', a body shape adapting smart toy by
MysteryVibe
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Crescendo (FIRST), the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition game
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