Both Uses of
crescendo
in
Bless Me, Ultima
- His body twisted to the crescendo of the fearful drum beat.†
Chpt 20
- The sharp, reverberating hoofbeats that moments ago had mixed into the surging sound of the river were now a crescendo upon me.
Chpt 22 *crescendo = gradually increasing in intensity; or having gradually reached maximum intensity
Definition:
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(crescendo) a gradual increase in intensity; or the time of maximum intensity -- especially in the loudness of music