sforzando Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an accented chord
  2. noun (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

WordNet

Sfor*zan"do, Sfor*za"to adjective (Also<
  • Sforzando
  • Sforzato
)
Etymology
It. sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.
Definitions
  1. (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 .

Webster 1913