sforzandon.
/sfɔːtˈsandəʊ/, U.S. /sfɔrtˈsɑndoʊ/ Music.
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.
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forte1724
fortissimo1724
pf1724
più piano1724
piano1762
rinforzando1775
crescendo1776
mancando1786
sforzando1786
sforzato1786
forzando1828
1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Sforzando, or Sforzato, (Ital.), words signifying that the notes over which they are placed are to struck with force, but continued with comparative softness.
1876 in J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms
1883 G. Grove Dict. Music
b. As n. Plural sforzandi, sforzandos. A note or group of notes specially emphasized or rendered louder than the rest; an increase in loudness and emphasis; also transferred. Also attributive or as adj.
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rinforzando1775
crescendo1776
sforzato1786
swell1803
sforzando1849
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > power or range of voice > loudness of voice > increase in loudness
crescendo1865
sforzando1902
1849 Belfast News-let. 6 Feb. 4/4 Prima donna instrumentalists of the sforzando order.
1890 G. 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.
1902 R. Hichens Londoners 34 ‘Instant destruction’, he repeated, with a slight sforzando.
1947 W. H. Auden in Amer. Scholar Autumn 405 Fill a Dwarf's ears with sforzandos and the dwarf will Believe he's a giant.
1956 T. 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.
1965 New Statesman 7 May 736/3 The woodwind skirls and sforzando brass exclamations still evoke the native dance~song.
1976 Gramophone Mar. 1463/1 He is meticulous in observing the jab of sudden sforzandos.
Compounds
sforzando coupler n. see quots.
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pedal-coupler1834
coupler1840
copula1852
pedal-copula1852
polychord1858
octave coupler1868
sforzando coupler1876
tumbler-coupler1876
ram-coupler1881
coupling-
1876 J. Hiles Catech. Organ (1878) iii. 20 The Sforzando coupler is a movement for increasing the power of the Swell instantaneously.
sforzando pedal n. see quots.
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sforzando pedal1880
1880 C. A. Edwards Organs ii. xii. 114 The sforzando pedal is a coupler of great value.
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