sforzando
adverb & adjectiveSuddenly or strongly accented. Used chiefly as a direction.
nounA sforzando tone or chord.
In music, forced or pressed; with sudden, decided energy or emphasis: especially applied to a single tone or chord which is to be made particularly prominent. Abbreviated sf. and sfz., or marked ⟩, ∧.
adjectiveForcing or forced; — a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; — marked
A
A passage having this mark
adverbplayed in this style
adjectivedescribing a passage having this mark
nounan accented chord
noun(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
