forte fortissimo
Definition of the Italian term forte fortissimo in music:
- very very loud
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
fff
Synonym
Musical examples
Music scores that include forte fortissimo:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 6
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (1886) Page 11
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (1893) Page 11
- Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 10
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 10
- Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 4
- Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 7
- Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 14
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1874‑1875) Page 6
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to forte fortissimo:
- forte – loud
- fortissimo – very loud