Meaning Fortepiano
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Fortepiano


The word fortepiano (loud–soft) has effectively the same meaning as pianoforte (soft–loud), the full name of the piano, so called because of its hammer action and consequent ability to produce sounds both loud and soft, corresponding to the force applied to the keys. Fortepiano is generally used to indicate the earlier form of the piano, as it deve [..]
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Fortepiano


(fp) loud then immediately soft  
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Fortepiano


 or fp (usually) – strong-gentle; i.e., 1. loud, then immediately soft (seedynamics), or 2. an early pianoforte
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Fortepiano


The wooden-framed eighteenth-century piano used by Mozart, Haydn, and their contemporaries.
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Fortepiano


Loud then immediately soft
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Fortepiano


(fp) [It] loud, then immediately soft.
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Fortepiano


A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter, precursor to the pianoforte.
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