See Sources and Related Links, further down this page, to view an example. That example is a positive crescendo, so the music would gradually get louder
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Piu Crescendo means get a little louder.
A cresendo is when start soft and work your way up. Actually, that's not exactly correct. Crescendo simply means to gradually get louder. You don't necessarily start soft, you get louder from whatever volume level you are currently playing.
The "p" stands for "piano," a dynamic indicator meaning to play softly, and "cresc." is the abbreviation for "crescendo," which means to gradually increase in volume.
decresendo is where the music becomes softer. It is an Italian word meaning growing softer. hope that helpedIt means gradually getting quieter (diminuendo means the same). Crescendo means gradually getting louder.
A gradual decrease in loudness is known as either a decrescendo (dee-cress-SHEN-doe) or a diminuendo(dim-in-you-EN-doe). These can be abbreviated as decresc.and dim. respectively and are often shown as a stretched-out > sign.