forte-piano

[ fawr-tey-pee-ah-noh; Italian fawr-te-pyah-naw ]
/ ˌfɔr teɪ piˈɑ noʊ; Italian ˌfɔr tɛˈpyɑ nɔ /

adjective, adverb Music.

loud and immediately soft.

Origin of forte-piano

First recorded in 1760–70

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British Dictionary definitions for forte-piano

forte-piano
/ (ˌfɔːtɪˈpjɑːnəʊ) music /

adjective, adverb

loud and then immediately soft Symbol: fp

noun

a note played in this way