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sforzando |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sforzando \Sfor*zan"do\, Sforzato \Sfor*za"to\, a. [It. sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf sfz, or ?. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sforzando n 1: an accented chord 2: (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
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