sforzando C2 Topic:Art & Music US /sfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/ UK /sfɔːtˈsændəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #303382 Meanings 1 adj music: played or marked with a sudden, forceful emphasis A sforzando chord interrupted the quiet passage. 2 adv music: with a sudden strong accent or attack The orchestra played the final note sforzando. 3 noun music: a sforzando mark, or a note, chord, or passage performed with such emphasis The conductor asked for a sharper sforzando in the second measure. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · music: played or marked... strongly accentedforcefully emphasized 2 adv · music: with a sudden strong... with forcewith a strong accent 3 noun · music: a sforzando mark, or... forceful accentsfz ↔ Opposites unaccented Word family Related forms sforzatoaccentfortedynamics Etymology Borrowed from Italian sforzando, the gerund of sforzare, 'to force or strain.' In musical notation it became an instruction for a sudden forceful stress, commonly abbreviated sf or sfz. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sforzando **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv, noun **IPA (US):** /sfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /sfɔːtˈsændəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 303382 ## Meanings 1. music: played or marked with a sudden, forceful emphasis 2. music: with a sudden strong accent or attack 3. music: a sforzando mark, or a note, chord, or passage performed with such emphasis ## Examples - A sforzando chord interrupted the quiet passage. - The orchestra played the final note sforzando. - The conductor asked for a sharper sforzando in the second measure. ## Synonyms - strongly accented - forcefully emphasized - forceful accent ## Antonyms - unaccented ## Related Forms - sforzato - accent - forte - dynamics ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian sforzando, the gerund of sforzare, 'to force or strain.' In musical notation it became an instruction for a sudden forceful stress, commonly abbreviated sf or sfz. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown