Sforzando Definition

sfôrt-sändō

sforzando, sforzandos

adjective

Suddenly or strongly accented. Used chiefly as a direction.

American Heritage

With sudden force or emphasis: a musical direction.

Webster's New World

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

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noun

A sforzando note or chord.

Webster's New World

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with a strong initial attack.

Wiktionary

(music) A passage having this mark.

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adverb

(music) Played in this style.

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Other Word Forms of Sforzando

Singular:

sforzando

Plural:

sforzandos

Italian gerund of sforzare to use force s- intensive pref. (from Latin ex- ex–) forzare to force (from Vulgar Latin fortiāre) (from Latin fortis strong fortis)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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