FORTEPIANO


Meaning of FORTEPIANO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfȯr-ˌtā-pē-ˈa-(ˌ)nō also ]

-ˈä-(ˌ)nō noun

Etymology: French or Italian; French, from Italian, from forte loud + piano soft

Date: 1771

: an early form of the piano originating in the 18th and early 19th centuries and having a smaller range and softer timbre than a modern piano

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.