The meaning of Crescendoes and additional information.

Crescendo(a. & adv.) With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score.

Crescendo(n.) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed.

Crescendo(n.) A passage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone.