Definitions for fortepiano
fortepiano
for·te·piano
Spelling: [fawr-tuh-pyah-noh]
IPA: /ˌfɔr təˈpyɑ noʊ/
Fortepiano is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 725 anagrams from letters in fortepiano (aefinooprt).
Definitions for fortepiano
noun
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a piano of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with greater clarity but less volume, resonance, and dynamic range than a modern grand, revived in the late 20th century for the performance of the music of its period.
adjective, adverb
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loud and immediately soft.
Origin of fortepiano
First recorded in 1760-70; early variant of pianoforte