Diminution
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Diminution, in reference to composing and music, relates to the technique of changing a passage of notes into shorter note values (eg. half their value, or twice as fast).
The opposite is called Augmentation
Diminution, in reference to composing and music, relates to the technique of changing a passage of notes into shorter note values (eg. half their value, or twice as fast).
The opposite is called Augmentation