What is a gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign called?
swell — (Mus.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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