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noun
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.
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fortepiano (ˌfɔːtɪpɪˈænəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an early type of piano popular in the late 18th century | |
| [from Italian, loud-soft] | |
| forte-piano (ˌfɔːtɪˈpjɑːnəʊ) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | fp loud and then immediately soft |
| —n | |
| 2. | a note played in this way |
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