Definitions for: Sforzando


[n] (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
[n] an accented chord



Webster (1913) Definition: Sfor*zan"do, Sforzato Sfor*za"to, a. [It.
sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.]
(Mus.)
Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to
signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and
force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz,
or ?.

See Also: chord, musical notation

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