What does smorzando mean in music?

smorzando means "dying away, softening".

What type of musical term is smorzando?

smorzando is a dynamics term — see the Theory Practice glossary for the rest of the dynamics word list.

What grade is smorzando tested in?

smorzando first appears at Grade 5 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams, and stays in the syllabus for every grade above that.

Music theory · Musical terms · Dynamics

smorzando — meaning in music

smorzando is a musical term meaning dying away, softening. It is a dynamics marking, first tested at Grade 5 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams. From that grade on, every written paper expects you to know it on sight.

Definition

dying away, softening

DynamicsFirst tested: Grade 5

Translations

French	mourir, s'adoucir
German	abklingen, weicher werden
Italian	morendo, addolcendosi
Spanish	muriendo, suavizando
Chinese	消逝、软化

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All dynamics terms

calando crescendo decrescendo diminuendo forte fortissimo mezza voce mezzo mezzo forte mezzo piano morendo perdendosi pianissimo piano sforzando smorzando sotto voce