sforzando
(noun) (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
sforzando
(noun) an accented chord
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sforzando (plural sforzandos or sforzandi)
(music) A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack.
(music) A passage having this mark.
sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)
(music) Played in this style.
sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)
(music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Source: Wiktionary
Sfor*zan"do, Sfor*za"to, a. Etym: [It. sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.)
Definition: Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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