sforzando
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sforzando.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sfɔːˈtsændəʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sfɔːtˈsændəʊ/, /sfɔːtˈsɑːndəʊ/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /sfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ændəʊ
Noun
sforzando (plural sforzandos or sforzandi)
- (music) A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
Adverb
sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)
Adjective
sforzando (comparative more sforzando, superlative most sforzando)
- (music) Played in this style.
References
- ^ Wells, John C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 2nd edition, Longman, →ISBN
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adverb
sforzando
Further reading
- “sforzando”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Verb
sforzando
- gerund of sforzare
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian sforzando.
Adverb
sforzando