the piano of the 18th and early 19th cent.
Origin of fortepiano
see fortepianofortepiano
for·te·pi·an·oMusical Direction loud(ly) and then soft(ly)
Origin of fortepiano
It: see forte and pianoWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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fortepiano
noun
pl. for·te·pi·an·osAny of various precursors to the modern piano.
Origin of fortepiano
Italian variant of pianoforte ; see pianoforte .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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