sforzando

English

Sforzando notation.

Alternative forms

• forzando
• sforzato

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

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Italian

Verb

sforzando

1. present participle of sforzare