crescendo - noun - A directive to a performer to smoothly increase the volume of a particular phrase or passage.
One of the cartoons my kids used to watch on the Discovery channel featured a musical rocket propelled by the cartoons encouraging the children to pat their legs in a dumming motion. To make the rocket go faster, they needed to be louder, so the cartoons would yell "CRESCENDO", as would my children.
Incidentally, this will conclude (at least temporarily) my foray into the music dictionary for entries. There are so many other words I feel like I've missed in reading recently, I'd like to go back to pick them up and add them.
I am including an exquisite pencil drawing of Natalie Portman. I wish I had the kind of talent this artist does. The ability to make the drawing so very life-like. Especially examine the integrity of each strand of hair.
