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fortepiano

[ fawr-tuh-pyah-noh ]

noun

  1. 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.


fortepiano

/ ˌfɔːtɪpɪˈænəʊ /

noun

  1. an early type of piano popular in the late 18th century


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortepiano1

First recorded in 1760–70; early variant of pianoforte

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortepiano1

from Italian, loud-soft

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Example Sentences

La dekstra pedalo de la fortepiano, kiu apartenis al la pedelo, estas rompita.

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