Stringendo vs. Accelerando

Stringendonoun

(music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.

Stringendoadverb

(music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.

Stringendoadjective

Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.

Accelerandonoun

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.

Accelerandonoun

(music) A passage having this mark.

Accelerandonoun

(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

Accelerandoadverb

(music) with a gradual increase in speed

Accelerandoadjective

Gradually accelerating the movement.

Accelerandonoun

a gradually increasing tempo of music;

Accelerandoadjective

gradually increasing in tempo

Accelerandoadverb

with increasing speed;

Accelerando

Accelerando is a 2005 science fiction novel consisting of a series of interconnected short stories written by British author Charles Stross. As well as normal hardback and paperback editions, it was released as a free e-book under the CC BY-NC-ND license.