1.0MuseCoolhttps://musecool.com/usViktoriiahttps://musecool.com/us/author/viktoriia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IMIut8Vr0P"><a href="https://musecool.com/us/glossary/diminuendo/">Diminuendo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://musecool.com/us/glossary/diminuendo/embed/#?secret=IMIut8Vr0P" width="600" height="338" title="“Diminuendo” — MuseCool" data-secret="IMIut8Vr0P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://musecool.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Diminuendo is a dynamic instruction in music that directs performers to gradually decrease the volume of the sound. It is often abbreviated as dim. and is closely related to the term decrescendo, with both often used interchangeably in modern notation. The word “diminuendo” comes from the Italian verb diminuire, meaning “to diminish” or “to reduce,” […]