fortissimo









fortissimo


fortissimo [fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw]Music. ExamplesWord Origin adjective

  1. (a direction) very loud.

adverb

  1. (a direction) very loudly.

Origin of fortissimo 1715–25; Italian; superlative of forte forte2 Examples from the Web for fortissimo Historical Examples of fortissimo

  • Her defiant speech was like the fortissimo from a full orchestra.

    Painted Veils

    James Huneker

  • When I say ‘fortissimo,’ you play fortissimo; when I say ‘allegro,’ you play allegro.

    The Master’s Violin

    Myrtle Reed

  • Allegro and fortissimo had been McAllister’s tempo and tone.

    Heart of the West

    O. Henry

  • She was part of the refrain—a note in the fortissimo of industry.

    The Underworld

    James C. Welsh

  • It is said that in this piece Paganini produced a tone that dominated the whole orchestra even in fortissimo passages.

    Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work

    Stephen Samuel Stratton

  • British Dictionary definitions for fortissimo fortissimo adjective, adverb

    1. very loudSymbol: ff

    noun

    1. a very loud passage in music

    Word Origin for fortissimo C18: from Italian, from Latin fortissimus, from fortis strong Word Origin and History for fortissimo

    1724, from Italian fortissimo, superlative of forte “loud, strong,” from Latin fortis “strong” (see fort).

    fortissimo in Culture fortissimo [(fawr-tis-uh-moh)]

    A musical direction meaning “to be performed very loudly”; the opposite of pianissimo.

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