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Crescendo is a gradual increase of loudness in music.

Crescendo may also refer to:

Books

• Crescendo, 1958 novel by Phyllis Bentley
• Crescendo, 1998 novel by Mary McCarthy
• Crescendo, 1928 novel by Henry Bellamann
• Crescendo (Fitzpatrick novel), 2010 young adult novel by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Crescendo 1980 novel by Charlotte Lamb

Computing

• Crescendo Communications, a computer networking company that was acquired by Cisco in the 1990s
• Crescendo Networks, a company which develops and sells application acceleration devices for data centers

Film

• Crescendo (TV series), a Singaporean musical series produced by Wawa Pictures
• Crescendo (1970 film), a British horror film directed by Alan Gibson
• Crescendo (2019 film), a German drama film directed by Dror Zahavi

Music

• The Crescendo (music venue)
• The Crescendos, an early rock and roll group
• Crescendo (album), a 1990 album by the Brazilian brock band Ultraje a Rigor
• Crescendo (awards), an annual music competition dedicated to Afrikaans music
• "Crescendo", a 1990 song by James from the album Gold Mother
• "Crescendo", a 2013 song by Little Boots

Other uses

• Crescendo (heart murmur), used to characterize and classify heart murmurs
• Crescendo, a body shape adapting smart toy by MysteryVibe
• Crescendo (FIRST), the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition game