Lexicographical Neighbors of Sforzato
Literary usage of Sforzato
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"It. sforzato. sforzato. It. Phrases so marked are to be played with more emphasis
than ... sforzato Piano. Sudden FORTE followed by DIMINUENDO. Sfuggito. ..."
2. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"It. sforzato. sforzato. It. Phrases so marked are to be played with more emphasis
than the rest. ... sforzato Piano. Sudden FORTE followed by DIMINUENDO. ..."
3. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"Sff. An abbreviation of sforzato Assai. Sfogato. (lia. ... sforzato Assal. (lia.)
A term implying that the- note is to be played with great emphasis and ..."
4. On the Performance of Beethoven's Symphonies by Felix Weingartner (1907)
"The sf in the oboes seems rather weak in relation to the naturally much more
powerful sforzato which precedes and follows in the horns. ..."
5. A New School of Gregorian Chant by Dominicus Johner (1906)
"As regards the notes which have no sforzato the strength of the tone must not be
diminished ... Here then there should be no sforzato: di - cens di cens. ..."
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