sforzando - Definition and Meaning

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(adverb)

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(especially as a direction) with sudden emphasis

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they are marked fortissimo decrescendo—just like all the instruments that play sforzando

(adjective)

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performed with sudden emphasis

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such a grand finale must embrace a sforzando passage

(noun)

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a sudden or marked emphasis