sforzando

English

Sforzando notation.

Alternative forms

• forzando, forzato, sforzato

Etymology

Italian

Noun

sforzando (plural sforzandos or sforzandi)

1. (music) A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Adverb

sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)

1. (music) Played in this style.

Adjective

sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

French

Pronunciation

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Adverb

sforzando

1. sforzando

Further reading

• “sforzando”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Verb

sforzando

1. gerund of sforzare

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian sforzando.

Adverb

sforzando

1. sforzando