What of their erotic fantasies as he coaxes them through that final crescendo?

Come the final crescendo to this thunderous occasion, it felt like it had been too.

A final crescendo of laughter, a last swishing of silks, a breath of perfume from the doorway and they were gone.

The prayer, that was not of mourning but of praise, ended with a final crescendo from the organ, The silent black-robed figures were seated.

The man with the whip evidently came on the scene, for there was a final crescendo of barks, yelps and growls, followed by silence.