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SFORZANDO DEFINITIONS - 5 definitions found


WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

sforzando n 1: an accented chord 2: (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

sforzando I. adjective or adverb Etymology: Italian, verbal of sforzare to force Date: circa 1801 played with prominent stress or accent — used as a direction in music II. noun (plural -dos or sforzandi) Date: 1890 an accented tone or chord




Oxford English Reference Dictionary

sforzando
adj., adv., & n. (also sforzato)
--adj. & adv. Mus. with sudden emphasis.
--n. (pl. -os or sforzandi)
1 a note or group of notes especially emphasized.
2 an increase in emphasis and loudness.
Etymology: It., verbal noun and past part. of sforzare use force


English Explanatory Dictionary

sforzando adj., adv., & n. (also sforzato) --adj. & adv. Mus. with sudden emphasis. --n. (pl. -os or sforzandi) 1 a note or group of notes especially emphasized. 2 an increase in emphasis and loudness. [It., verbal noun and past part. of sforzare use force]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sforzando \Sfor*zan"do\, Sforzato \Sfor*za"to\, a. [It. sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.) 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 ?.


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