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‖ sforzando Mus.|sforˈtsando|
[It., gerund of sforzare to force.]
a. A musical direction indicating that the note so marked is to be specially emphasized or rendered louder than the rest. Abbreviated sf., sfz. Sfz. p., abbreviated form of sforzando piano, suddenly loud followed by diminuendo or piano.
1801Busby Dict. Mus. (1811), Sforzando, or Sforzato, or SF. (Ital.). 1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. 1883Grove Dict. Mus.
b. As n. Pl. sforzandi, sforzandos. A note or group of notes specially emphasized or rendered louder than the rest; an increase in loudness and emphasis; also transf. Also attrib. or as adj.
1849Belfast News-Letter 6 Feb. 4/4 Prima donna instrumentalists of the sforzando order. 1890G. B. Shaw in Scots Observer 28 June 143/2 The smoothing-out of all the old jerks and jigs and sforzandos from the surface of the stream of melody. 1902R. Hichens Londoners 34 ‘Instant destruction’, he repeated, with a slight sforzando. 1947Auden in Amer. Scholar Autumn 405 Fill a Dwarf's ears with sforzandos and the dwarf will Believe he's a giant. 1956T. Beecham 26 Apr. in H. Procter Gregg Beecham Remembered (1976) ii. 180 Well, you know what dramatic effects are in my experience? It's making loud thumps on a percussion instrument, sforzandi in the strings—constant sforzandi—a few pathetic whinings on the wind, and sudden blasts on trumpets..and trombones. 1965New Statesman 7 May 736/3 The woodwind skirls and sforzando brass exclamations still evoke the native dance⁓song. 1976Gramophone Mar. 1463/1 He is meticulous in observing the jab of sudden sforzandos.
c. Comb. sforzando coupler, pedal: see quots.
1876J. Hiles Catech. Organ iii. (1878) 20 The Sforzando coupler is a movement for increasing the power of the Swell instantaneously. 1881C. A. Edwards Organs 114 The sforzando pedal is a coupler of great value. |