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fortepiano
[ fawr-tuh-pyah-noh ]
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.
fortepiano
/ ˌfɔːtɪpɪˈænəʊ /
noun
- 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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