forte-piano
[fawr-tey-pee-
ah
-noh;
Italian
faw
r
-te-
pyah
-naw]
/ˌfɔr teɪ piˈɑ noʊ;
Italian
ˌfɔr tɛˈpyɑ nɔ/
adjective, adverb
,
Music.
1.
loud and immediately soft.
Origin
1760-70
British Dictionary definitions for
forte-piano
forte-piano
/
ˌfɔːtɪˈpjɑːnəʊ
/
adjective, adverb
1.
loud and then immediately soft
fp
noun
2.
a note played in this way