n. A variety of stress in which the prominence first rises and then falls during the stressed syllable. Jones (1950); attributed to D.B....

n. A variety of stress in which the prominence decreases during the stressed syllable. Ant. crescendo stress. Jones (1950); attributed to...

In music, dynamics normally refers to the softness or loudness of a sound or note, but also to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic (staccato, legato etc.) or functional (velocity). The term is also applied to the written or...