[sfɔːˈtsandəʊ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- (especially as a direction) with sudden emphasis
(e.g: they are marked fortissimo decrescendo—just like all the instruments that play sforzando)


Phrases:

Origin:
Italian, literally ‘using force’

[sfɔːˈtsandəʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- performed with sudden emphasis
(e.g: such a grand finale must embrace a sforzando passage)


Phrases:

Origin:
Italian, literally ‘using force’

[sfɔːˈtsandəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sudden or marked emphasis


Phrases:

Origin:
Italian, literally ‘using force’