Gradually vs Diminuendo - What's the difference?
gradually | diminuendo |
In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
(obsolete) by degrees
(en noun) (Symbol : > )
(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
(music) A passage having this mark
As adverbs the difference between gradually and diminuendo
is that gradually is in a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly while diminuendo is (music) played in this style.As a noun diminuendo is
(music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly.As a adjective diminuendo is
(music) describing a passage having this mark.gradually
English
Adverb
(-)- Human reason doth not only gradually , but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. — Grew.