Calando indicates which of the following?

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Multiple Choice

Calando indicates which of the following?

Explanation:
Calando means fading away in sound. It directs you to gradually decrease the volume, often with a slowing sense as you approach the end of a passage. That makes it about letting the tone step down and die away rather than a single soft note or a rush forward. So it fits the idea of “to let down” best, since the instruction is about a progressive reduction in loudness (and sometimes tempo) rather than hurrying, speeding up, or merely playing softly.

Calando means fading away in sound. It directs you to gradually decrease the volume, often with a slowing sense as you approach the end of a passage. That makes it about letting the tone step down and die away rather than a single soft note or a rush forward. So it fits the idea of “to let down” best, since the instruction is about a progressive reduction in loudness (and sometimes tempo) rather than hurrying, speeding up, or merely playing softly.

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