fortissimoadv.n.

Brit.

/fɔːˈtɪsᵻməʊ/, U.S.

/fɔrˈtɪsəmoʊ/

Etymology: < Italian fortissimo, superlative of forte : see forte n.¹

Music.

A. adv.

Very loud. (Abbreviated ff., ffor., or fortiss.) Also quasi-adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for volume

forte1724

fortissimo1724

pf1724

più piano1724

piano1762

rinforzando1775

crescendo1776

mancando1786

sforzando1786

sforzato1786

forzando1828

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 32 Fortissimo, is Extream loud.

?1760 Ladies & Gentlemens Musical Memorandum 63 When Fame blew fortissimo.

1883 M. E. Braddon Golden Calf I. ii. 50 If their pianissimo passages failed in delicacy, there was no mistake about their fortissimo.

1889 Athenæum 6 Apr. 448/3 A splendid effect being gained by the sudden entry of the combined chorus fortissimo to the words ‘Hosannah! Lord of Lords!’

B. n.

A very loud passage or point; figurative a high pitch of excitement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > a high degree of excitement

heat1588

boiling-point1773

fever pitch1837

fortissimo1856

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [noun] > loud tone

forte1760

fortissimo1856

1856 ‘G. Eliot’ in Jrnls. (1998) vii. 265 It was a crescendo of delight when we found a ‘Strawberry’, and a fortissimo when I..saw..an Anthea Cereus.

1885 G. B. Shaw How to become Musical Critic (1960) 69 He [sc. Massenet] pours forth all his energy in a screeching, grinding, rasping fortissimo of extraordinary exuberance and vigor.

1928 Observer 5 Feb. 12/5 The hard and sudden fortissimos.

1928 Daily Express 17 Mar. 9/7 As this jazz harmony reached its fortissimo.

1931 E. Sackville-West Simpson iii. xiii Flinging a fortissimo of emotion—whether of anger or of delight—with sudden and deafening violence on to everything which twitched the robe of his soul.

a1963 C. S. Lewis Poems (1964) 59 Those who have seen no lions must revere A bull for Pan's fortissimo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fortissimo
释义	fortissimoadv.n. Brit. /fɔːˈtɪsᵻməʊ/, U.S. /fɔrˈtɪsəmoʊ/ Etymology: < Italian fortissimo, superlative of forte : see forte n.¹ Music. A. adv. Very loud. (Abbreviated ff., ffor., or fortiss.) Also quasi-adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for volume forte1724 fortissimo1724 pf1724 più piano1724 piano1762 rinforzando1775 crescendo1776 mancando1786 sforzando1786 sforzato1786 forzando1828 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 32 Fortissimo, is Extream loud. ?1760 Ladies & Gentlemens Musical Memorandum 63 When Fame blew fortissimo. 1883 M. E. Braddon Golden Calf I. ii. 50 If their pianissimo passages failed in delicacy, there was no mistake about their fortissimo. 1889 Athenæum 6 Apr. 448/3 A splendid effect being gained by the sudden entry of the combined chorus fortissimo to the words ‘Hosannah! Lord of Lords!’ B. n. A very loud passage or point; figurative a high pitch of excitement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > a high degree of excitement heat1588 boiling-point1773 fever pitch1837 fortissimo1856 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > volume > [noun] > loud tone forte1760 fortissimo1856 1856 ‘G. Eliot’ in Jrnls. (1998) vii. 265 It was a crescendo of delight when we found a ‘Strawberry’, and a fortissimo when I..saw..an Anthea Cereus. 1885 G. B. Shaw How to become Musical Critic (1960) 69 He [sc. Massenet] pours forth all his energy in a screeching, grinding, rasping fortissimo of extraordinary exuberance and vigor. 1928 Observer 5 Feb. 12/5 The hard and sudden fortissimos. 1928 Daily Express 17 Mar. 9/7 As this jazz harmony reached its fortissimo. 1931 E. Sackville-West Simpson iii. xiii Flinging a fortissimo of emotion—whether of anger or of delight—with sudden and deafening violence on to everything which twitched the robe of his soul. a1963 C. S. Lewis Poems (1964) 59 Those who have seen no lions must revere A bull for Pan's fortissimo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.1724
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