Fortissimo

Pronunciation: /fɔrˈtɪsɪˌmoʊ/

Definitions of fortissimo

noun a musical term indicating to play very loudly

Example Sentences

A1 I heard the music play fortissimo.

A2 The orchestra reached a fortissimo climax in the performance.

B1 The conductor signaled for the musicians to play fortissimo.

B2 The pianist's fortissimo chords filled the concert hall with sound.

C1 The composer's use of fortissimo created a dramatic and powerful effect.

C2 The soprano singer's fortissimo high notes resonated throughout the opera house.

Examples of fortissimo in a Sentence

formal The orchestra played the final movement fortissimo, filling the concert hall with a powerful sound.

informal She yelled at the top of her lungs, fortissimo, to make sure he heard her from across the room.

slang The bass in that song hits fortissimo, it's so intense!

figurative Her emotions were like a fortissimo wave, overwhelming and impossible to ignore.

Grammatical Forms of fortissimo

• past tense: fortissimoed
• plural: fortissimos
• comparative: more fortissimo
• superlative: most fortissimo
• present tense: fortissimo
• future tense: will fortissimo
• perfect tense: have fortissimoed
• continuous tense: is fortissimoing
• singular: fortissimo
• positive degree: fortissimo
• infinitive: to fortissimo
• gerund: fortissimoing
• participle: fortissimoed

Origin and Evolution of fortissimo

First Known Use: 1724 year

Language of Origin: Italian

Story behind the word: Fortissimo is derived from the Italian word 'forte', meaning strong or loud, with the superlative suffix '-issimo' added to intensify the meaning.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in music notation to indicate a passage should be played very loudly, fortissimo has since been adopted in various languages to describe something extremely loud or forceful.