forzando
Forceful musical accent
Forzando is a musical direction indicating a note or chord should be played with sudden, strong emphasis—an abrupt accent within the flow of the music.
It appears in scores as *fz* or *sfz* (sforzando).
The effect is a sharp attack that stands out from surrounding notes: The forzando chords punctuated the quiet passage.
Regional speech pattern
- marcatoEmphasized, detached playing
- tenutoHold full value
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
attack · stress · emphasis · punch · bite · thrust · pressure · accentuation
Very loud, musically
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- crescendoGradual increase in loudness
- decrescendoGradual decrease in loudness
diminuendo · subito · morendo · pp
Numerical standing in competition
- markingIndicating with symbols
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- directionWay something faces
- indicationSign of what's coming
instruction · abbreviation · manuscript · editing · Beethoven · Haydn · Mozart · classical
accent
Regional speech pattern
legato · attack · stress · emphasis · punch · bite · thrust · pressure · accentuation · impulse
fortissimo
Very loud, musically
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- crescendoGradual increase in loudness
decrescendo · diminuendo · subito · morendo · pp
score
Numerical standing in competition
indication · instruction · abbreviation · manuscript · editing · Beethoven · Haydn · Mozart · classical · orchestral
forzandopiano
Keyed percussion instrument
pianissimo · dolce · soft · gentle · sotto voce
forzandocrescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
decrescendo · diminuendo · gradual · gradually · incremental
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