<Ul> <Li> crescendo (abbreviated cresc .) translates as "increasing" (literally "growing"). </Li> <Li> decrescendo (abbreviated to decresc .) translates as "decreasing". </Li> <Li> diminuendo (abbreviated dim .) translates as "diminishing". </Li> </Ul> <Li> crescendo (abbreviated cresc .) translates as "increasing" (literally "growing"). </Li> <Li> decrescendo (abbreviated to decresc .) translates as "decreasing". </Li> <Li> diminuendo (abbreviated dim .) translates as "diminishing". </Li>

The direction to decrescendo indicates to the performer that the music should