Immer lauter

As Printed on a Score

Printed below or above the staff at the start of a long build, sometimes with repeated cresc. markings or a series of rising dynamics. It holds until a target dynamic or a new instruction is reached.

How Composers Use It

Louder and louder: a sustained crescendo over a long span, often across repetitions of a figure. It tells the performer to keep growing even when individual phrases seem to end. State the goal (bis ff), and pace the growth through orchestration as well — adding instruments makes immer lauter believable without forcing tone.

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