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
Words nearby forte-piano
fort.,
fortaleza,
fortalice,
fortas,
forte,
forte-piano,
fortepiano,
forth,
forthcoming,
forthright,
forthwith
Example sentences from the Web for forte-piano
A person here has invented the prettiest improvement in the forte-piano I have ever seen.
And what think you of this new instrument—the forte-piano—father?
A Nest of Linnets |Frank Frankfort Moore
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