Meaning of perdendosi | Babel Free

Definitions

A gradual fading away.

Equivalents

Examples

“Then towards the end you hear them both interlaced, and both are being resolved in a perdendosi.”

“For the AnC period, Karlgren (Études, pp. 38-39) describes the Four tones p'ing ('even perdendosi'), shang ('rising perdendosi'), ch'u ('probably falling perdendosi'), ju (ex abrupto), but then ...”

“The final nine bars must be played in strict time: the perdendosi effect relies on the lessening of rhythmic activity rather than a slackening of tempo.”

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