fortissimo
Definition of the Italian term fortissimo in music:
- very loud
Language
Italian
Singular
fortissimo (m)fortissima (f)
Plural
fortissimi (m)fortissime (f)
Abbreviation
ff
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include fortissimo:
- forte fortissimo – very very loud
- fortissimo e con strepito – very loud and with noise
- fortissimo pianissimo – very loud and then suddenly very soft
- fortissimo piano – very loud and then suddenly soft
- fortissimo sempre – always very loud
- sempre fortissimo – always very loud
Musical examples
Music scores that include fortissimo:
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus (1827) Page 1
- Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
- Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (1900) Page 1
- Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March (1848) Page 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata (1798) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1804‑1808) Page 1
- Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 1
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute (1791) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to fortissimo:
- assordante – deafening (very loud)
- forte – loud
- fortemente – loudly
- fortississimo – very very loud
- fortissississimo – very very very loud
- fortississississimo – extremely loud
- fortissississississimo – as loud as possible
- grandisonante – sonorous, loud
- violento – violent, loud